It was a gutsy win for us tonight. That’s a scrappy team over there. They’ve been playing some very good basketball and we don’t take anything for granted. (Stackhouse) stepped up tonight and I thought...

I thought we were a little more physical with them. We seemed like we were apologizing for being on the court in the first half.

It’s a natural, because we still have to play some of those teams in the regular season. So we’re pulling double duty.

We feel fortunate to get out of here with a victory. Both teams played awesome defense. I don’t know if we win this game in the past. Now, we’re a different team.

We came into tonight’s game trying to cut off some of his passing angles, … We did not follow the game plan and [he] just shredded us tonight, shredded us to pieces.

We just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. We’re still firm that they’re not going to come back until they’re ready. And they’re not ready. We probably won’t have them back...

They made some runs, but we weathered the storm.

Dirk is playing tough. We had a stretch there where we kind of reverted back to our old selves and got jump-shot happy for six or seven possessions and I really got on them about...

We want our main guys to start playing now. You’ll see some different looks.

We seemed to have a lot of energy tonight. I gave them (two days) off and they gave me one back by responding with energy and concentration pretty much throughout the whole game. It’s pretty...

We haven’t done anything. We can win 30 games in a row and what does that mean?

If we get both of those guys back by the end of the week, great. If not, we’ll have to wait until they’re ready.

We thought our first-quarter defense really set the tone. We worked on a lot of stuff this morning and we were fortunate to have some carry over.

We played a very small stretch of decent basketball out of a 48-minute game. We’ve been defending the 3-pointer pretty well this year, but it didn’t happen tonight. We pretty much know where we’re going...

Some of our players have made fun of our charge drill. But when you see them taking more charges in the game, it doesn’t seem so silly.

We have to use him in the post more, … If we did it one or two times a game last season, we have to do it six times or so this season. Then he’ll...

We’re going to win as a team. We’re going to win when Dirk Nowitzki continues to move forward and Josh Howard and Erick Dampier and Jason Terry give the consistency I’m looking for.

I’m going to stop saying every time we have games like this that I failed. I’ve been waiting 79 games to get some internal leadership. I haven’t gotten it yet.

He’s coast to coast, one of the quickest guards in the league. He causes havoc when he gets in the paint, and he’s a pretty good passer. He’s a one-man fast break, all by himself.

Teams are coming in here dropping 30-some points on us in the first quarter. We’ve been digging ourselves in a hole, so I’ll continue to work on finding the right formula to help get us...

We’ve had some guys out for long periods of time. We’ve got to whip those guys back in shape. We’re waiting on (Keith) Van Horn to come back, which we think he can come back...

I’m very disappointed. I’ve spoken to the league, and I can’t get into details on what was said. I can’t even find the words. I’ve appealed to the league about their judgment. I’ve seen a...

I’m going to think that I won’t have him, then hopefully we will.

We’re making progress, but it was just a tough loss.

They were the aggressors in the first half. We really didn’t get off the bus. We’ve got some lethargic situations here that I’ve got to address. It’s really disappointing. Just got to crack the whip...

We got off to a good start in the first quarter and set the tone for the whole game. I thought our defense was pretty steady…we tried to contest as many shots as we could.

You think a streak is never going to come to an end. When it does, it doesn’t feel good.

I thought those Pistons were pretty big. They got stops and they ran some of their plays that we couldn’t really plan for. They were definitely in sync and it shows how great the game...

It’s nothing about me. If we’re fortunate enough to be a part of that situation, it just shows that the guys that play for the Mavericks won some games and we’re in the heat of...

We have some injuries but so do they.

We thought our defense and offense was good in the first half, but in the second we struggled. We had one turnover in the first and 10 in the second half. That is something we...

We’re trying to get people to realize that even though he doesn’t play exactly like Elton Brand or Tim Duncan or Karl Malone, that’s OK. His body’s not built like those guys’, but he still...

It’s about having a second chance, … There are a lot of people in there that survived. So you try to let them know that they survived for a reason and you still have a...

He knows it’s not permanent. Stack has been one of our best hustle players. He’s wrapped up in that mode of being an offensive player. Sometimes you don’t notice the hustle plays.

It’s not even so much 2-0 for us, it’s just trying to play this game like there’s no tomorrow. When we do that, we seem to play better, we seem to play more focused, and...

John really took a liking to me. He talked to me about the off-court stuff, about the pitfalls that trap some guys. He talked to me about why some guys stay in the league one...

Ron has impacted them. He wants to show he’s a dominant player on both ends of the floor. He’s playing as good on that left block as I’ve seen him throughout his career.

We put out a lot of energy out there but it was a total team effort. It was a hard-fought overtime game and fortunately we came out on the winning end. They’re tough when you...

I’m their motivation. We don’t need outside opinion or perceptions to be motivation. I know how we need to play to get to the next level.

He’s made some improvement, but we don’t know how bad it is yet. We just know he’s out (Sunday).

Yao is playing some awfully good basketball. I had a firsthand look at him during All-Star Weekend, and he looked to be moving pretty good. Obviously he’s a big focus of our defense.

We have big goals, but it’s no small feat. I don’t think anyone before the season thought we were a 60-win team.

It’s those guys reading each other, Damp getting in the right spot and our guards making passes and getting him the ball. Spacing is a key. You can’t get anybody the ball if three people...

You have great offensive players in this league who don’t let anything bother them. Even when I played, you had supposedly great point guard defenders and they were supposed to get under your skin with...

We thought we got our defense under us in the first half and kind of set the tone for the rest of the game. We had a little lull defensively in the third quarter, but...

Yeah, that puts them at an advantage I would say. So what I’ll try to do is when he puts his four guys out there, I’ll try to have combinations. I’ll try to play Steve...

We just made a few shots and got going pretty well. I’m happy with our hustle, I’m happy with our play, but we’re not world beaters.

It was a gutsy performance. Jason Terry was really special. He just made shots. And Marquis [Daniels] was as aggressive as I’ve seen him all year.

We don’t know where we went wrong. We thought the rehab was solid. Casey [Smith, the Mavericks’ trainer] does a great job. But we’ll just have to take an even slower pace with him next...

My point is, what’s the argument? It’s a no-brainer.