We couldn’t get any space between us and them, and they didn’t quit. And then we could only make five of our last eight free throws. Just a very disappointing night.

We pretty much know where we’re going to finish now. The only thing that really matters for us is to get guys healthy mentally and physically.

It’s a big improvement from last year, … He’s really trying defensively. And the kid is healthy. Last year he was playing on one ankle.

We had three of our top scorers shoot 12-for-40 from the field, and that won’t happen many nights. We were really fortunate to win this game.

I was concerned about this game. Byron Scott has done as good a job as anybody in the league, and they have that team in playoff contention.

I’m not going to do what I did last year. He’s been on me about how I managed his minutes last year and he seems to think that that had an effect on him going...

I thought Diop did well with limited minutes … and I thought Dampier came out and contributed off the bench.

I think any of the teams at the top, I think they should have at least multiple people on it. I think with our situation, I would have liked to have seen Josh (Howard) or...

This series is not over. We’ve been in that position (down 0-2) before and we have a lot of respect for what they do throughout the game and see why they are one of the...

We hope we’re back, as like any Western Conference team that’s going to playoffs. But we’ve got too much work to do.

I think we’re just going to see how it goes. It all depends who we play.

He hasn’t been doing that well. We’ll know more [today]. Hopefully it’s just a strained hip. If that’s it, it’s good news.

We were climbing uphill from the start. We didn’t have it.

Three games in four days, playing teams below .500, above .500, it really doesn’t matter at this point. Everybody’s got schedule stuff. The schedule is not a problem. We haven’t played well since the All-Star...

It means a lot. Those are two guys who obviously can be starting. Damp’s been a starter and Stack’s been a starter, so hopefully, we can get those guys matched up on some of the...

The guys were consciously trying to get him the ball. And he was hot.

Devin Harris probably had his best day, really, of the preseason, including practices.

I wouldn’t say it was expected but it’s not acceptable. At the same time, these guys wanted to get it right. It was something we were able to fight through.

Jason came out firing, man. That’s the Jason Terry that I see. I sleep good at night when he shoots the ball. I know he’s not going to make every shot, but when he’s aggressive...

We knew it was going to be a dogfight coming in here, playing against a well-coached team. That’s the sign of a good team. … We were kind of on our heels, but we kept...

This isn’t going to be an easy series for anybody. Memphis isn’t going to back down from anybody. They haven’t played their best game.

San Antonio can be beaten.

This is the nuts and bolts of the NBA season. Your body doesn’t feel as good, you fight a little fatigue, you have some injuries, and nobody cares about injuries.

The doctor told me he kind of tweaked his knee a little bit. We’ll know more tomorrow.

He’d be in the danger area if he played today. It’s not that bad, but we don’t want it to get worse.

He got some big stops and rebounds for us and stopped them from getting some rebounds and that is what he’s here for.

This is the best he’s looked in the last couple of days. Hopefully, we can get in a good practice in Utah, and then we’ll see how he looks.

They know I love to practice, and we don’t really brag on how much we practice or how much we prepare like a lot of other situations. But they know I love to practice and...

We just don’t have the fire right now. We’re not there mentally or physically. Hopefully we will be there in eight days.

We haven’t had a guy who can play that kind of defense,

Nick is so hungry for a championship. I remember when we lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference finals. I had never really seen Nick that emotional. All he had on his mind was...

Minimum, top five or 10. And it depends on the team. If I’m doing the mock draft, [Howard’s] in there. I say a prayer for whoever is responsible for that one.

In 1992, when I was out of the league waiting for a job, my dad passed away and my wife was pregnant. People will tell you, ‘Oh, I never doubted for a moment.’ Well, I...

He’s not underrated in our book. He does a lot for us. And when you do things on a more consistent basis, you tend to catch people’s attention.

We couldn’t do anything right tonight.

We don’t care how we win. We’ll take it however we can get it.

This team doesn’t like losing one in a row.

Marshall was outstanding tonight because he really competed at a high level. He had to play point guard for almost three quarters and that is not his natural position. We are really excited about what...

always thought of him as a triple-double guy.

It didn’t make any sense to blow this team up and have Dirk come back and not recognize any of his teammates.

It was nice to get the big lead and to spread out the minutes a little bit. But we are a flawed basketball team and we are still working through some things. We have to...

He’s proven he can go two weeks and jump out there and do something, but as we get closer toward the end of the season, I’d like to try to plug him in here and...

The guys really tried to get T-Mac the ball.

We had no answer for him. We tried to double-team him, we tried to zone him, we tried to trap him in the backcourt, and nothing worked. He had his way with us tonight.

(Josh is) day-to-day. He kind of tweaked his leg a little bit but right now, talking to the doctor and Josh, I expect him back. The doctor told me (Keith) just kind of tweaked his...

They’re booing the man out there, and I’m not sure why that’s going on. But he wanted to win, and I gave Stack a big hug after the game, because he tried to beat them...

We think our chances are not good.

You’re not always going to get a double-double, but you want him to play with intensity and not get so many cheap fouls, showing some emotion.

A very disappointing loss, a disappointing way to end our road trip. Their point guards destroyed us. It’s that simple. They destroyed us.

They were playing loose and had nothing to lose.