Jason makes this whole thing work. You take him out of the equation, it’s a totally different view. He’s an unbelievable leader who imposes his will on the game.

Never would I question the officials’ judgment, but there didn’t seem to be a great deal of contact on that play. There was no intentional foul. I guess there was a whole lot more contact...

It was a combination of turnovers and missed opportunities. We had shots right by the rim that didn’t go in. We had some defensive mistakes with our rotations, and the turnovers in the first half...

He felt like he was choking up a little bit.

We’ve always had a hard time defending him because he’s a skill guy — not only as a low-post scorer, but he’s a good passer and he shoots it very well from 15-17 feet. And...

It’s like a playoff series. The team that is coming off a loss in a back-to-back situation almost has an advantage. But you still have to go out and do it. I thought our guys...

We are still playing for seeding and the division and then you are fighting for home-court advantage. It is still not out of the realm of possibility that you can continue to climb up. There...

We have a lot of work to do to get better. We understand we have to get back to playing at a high level if we want to put ourselves in a position we think...

People who follow us every day know how special Vince is. God forbid he has a game where he doesn’t make every shot he takes. He delivers time and time again. He’s a special player.

We had 10 straight empty possessions. We missed a ton of open shots, and that puts a ton of pressure on the defense. It was a combination of their No. 1 scoring defense and us...

Teams are going to make runs. We knew they were going to make a run. Momentum shots are huge. Vince has done that time and time again for us.

This is obviously very much an isolated incident. This is nothing like the brawl in Detroit.

Hopefully this can be a stepping stone. One win does not erase what we have or have not accomplished. Hopefully it can be a reference point for us to continue to build on.

There is nothing that the league can do that can stop Allen Iverson. You just try to make it as tough as possible on him and focus on the other guys and see if you...

This is another win on the road against a high-quality opponent.

I don’t know if there’s a right or wrong answer.

It’s important we continue to practice good habits regardless of what the result is because as we go on, we’ll wean minutes down for some guys. But it’s still important we’re doing what Nets basketball...

I think the organization’s done a great job of trying to put together a first-class performance, … We have to take care of our part.

It’s a muscle strain in his back, so we’ve just got to let time go by.

They’re not a true sixth seed. You keep seeing them get better.

You have to tip your hat to Chauncey Billups who makes unbelievable shots, but the thing that stood out was we defended for 48 minutes. We were happy to beat such a good team, but...

You have to give Dallas credit. They were the far better team tonight. They imposed their will and totally played at a much higher level than we did.

The last time we went up there, we obviously had our struggles. Watching them play a little against Miami, and how they raised their defensive intent, they’re bringing their gauge up to a different level...

As we advance, we will start playing our second group of guys more. Then we’ll take it on a game-by-game basis.

Vince is such a selfless guy. He’ll do whatever it takes to help the team win. It’s never about Vince. It’s about what’s best for the team.

There are no excuses. We’ve got enough players on our team to play better than that.

He’s a tough-minded guy who is as good with the ball as anybody in the league. He has some things that just aren’t taught, and he’s going to be a great player in this league.

Our guys competed their tails off. We gave ourselves a chance with the right people shooting the ball. If I were to make any excuses, it would be that Jason and Richard had to log...

We want to win 50 (games), there are some that want a winning road record. But it’s hard to simulate desperation.

There are so many defensive and offensive possessions that could have changed the outcome of the game.

We have great trust in Vince’s judgment. He wanted to put it on his shoulders and win it. It went in and out. We gave ourselves an opportunity for an offensive rebounds. The basketball gods...

The goal on the road is to get the thing close in the last six minutes. We didn’t do a good enough job to win the game.

We don’t flop. We play team defense.

With the turnovers, trying to throw a backdoor pass or one or two in transition, you can live with those. It’s the unforced ones you want to cut down.

It was obviously a huge play with (Carter) being able to get his own miss and put it back.

He obviously was really special. Probably most importantly, his intent in the last 1:32, getting to the rim was obviously huge.

The challenge is on all of us, to balance between rest, rhythm, timing, focus, energy, execution. It’s a delicate balancing act.

You have to give Josh Smith credit. He made two huge shots.

The minute you let down your guard you see how quickly things change. The key is to maintain that same edge.

These are sometimes the hardest games to play because the other team has nothing to lose, yet they compete.

We went out to win the game. Our bench guys played big minutes and gave us a huge lift.

We just didn’t execute a whole lot.

Indiana is without half their roster.

It’s a shame the game ended the way it did. Vince attacked the rim. It just didn’t work out tonight.

You have to give Indiana a lot of credit. They are a team that keeps battling without some of their core pieces.

Regardless of the schedule, you feel a whole lot better after a win than a loss. We want to maintain this good feeling. We don’t want to skip a beat.

I think they want to get the best record in the league from everything you read and see. It’s going to be a huge challenge, and then we’ll worry about Phoenix the next night.

There’s not a lot of practice time in between so these are good opportunities to get better and develop rhythm and conditioning and all that.

We had numerous opportunities. The game was in the balance for either team to take, so we are not going to look at the officials for the reason we lost the game.

This game was a huge test of will. The mental toughness that we showed in the overtime, of starting fresh and living in the moment was unbelievable — a true team win.