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.

(They’re) an elite team. You have to play at a high level to beat an elite team.

Richard had a good game going. There are times when the ball finds you and times it doesn’t. Regardless, you have to continue to play at a high level. But he had great intent and...

If we’re not focused, like anything else, you’re going to be vulnerable to getting beat. That’s how this league works.

It’s almost like a playoff series. The team coming off of a loss has a little bit of an edge.

The foul was a tough call, but it’s all about not letting one play affect the next. Jacque’s a character veteran, and you’ve got to give him credit for stepping up.

Hey, look, we have a lot of work to do to get better. Nothing is set in stone. There are a lot of games and a lot of work to be done.

Their defense fueled their offense. They kept making stops.

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

You guys know how special Vince Carter is. He is a special, special guy. He has helped turn around this franchise, we have unbelievable trust in him and he delivers time and time again.

The bottom of line with offense is it’s simple. If you have good spacing, the ball changes hands, the ball changes sides of the floor, you drive close outs, you get the ball in the...

It was obviously far from a perfect game, but we found a way to win, which is the most important thing. As they say, hopefully it’s easier to fix a leaky roof in the sunshine.

He may have had a wounded back, but he had some fresh legs and he did some really good things. Defensively, he did some great things. Both on the ball and off the ball, some...

They just totally kicked our tails. That was not a good one for us.

We live and die with Vince Carter.

Right now it probably would be unfair to him and we kind of want to continue to give other guys an opportunity. It would be a lot to ask of him after not playing since...

They made some momentum changing shots.

We just have to continue to keep our heads up and dig ourselves out of it. Just correct some of the mistakes that we’ve made and get better.

That last 11 minutes, [we were] able to lock down on the defensive end and create turnovers. Even though we were down 10, we still had the wherewithal to keep on fighting.

He is able to get into virtually any offensive player without getting beat off of the dribble. He has a great combination of strength, speed, quickness and basketball IQ all in one. He is special....

I think it’s a combination. You impact the numbers with technique and positioning and effort. Some of it also the law of averages, but we are contesting more shots during this streak.

It’s another win on the road against a high level, quality opponent. Now, we have to come back tomorrow against another high level, quality opponent[Phoenix]. Our guys did a great job of putting themselves in...

Jason had a great look at a three. It was in and out and then we had three empty possessions.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t come up with the [Croshere] rebound, and you like for players to decide the game.

The effort here tonight was tremendous. We got off to a great start and sustained it.

Outstanding. If you’re not impressed by them, you’re a tough guy to be with.

The effort level and energy level was really good. There was no potential letdown coming home off a West Coast trip. If you don’t play at a high level, you don’t give yourself a chance.

You’re not going to see him take three, four dribbles, go behind his back. He’s a catch-and-shoot, quick decision maker, and underrated offensive rebounder who has a high basketball IQ.

He imposed his will on the game.

You have a team that has been as good as it gets since the All-Star break. They have two of the top five players in the league and they have a great supporting cast.

I am an optimist, and why not today? It just goes to say how quality an organization Dallas is. They’ve been an elite team for a long time and we want to be up in...

We only had three field goals, but more importantly, we gave up 27 points. We just had some defensive breakdowns. Sometimes we played good defense and they made shots. That’s why we’re tipping our hats...

That was a good win against a divisional rival on the road.

In this league, it’s so hard to guard guys one-on-one. But it’s your team scheme. We use the phrase in practice every day, ‘help the helper.’ Help your teammate like you’d want him to help...

Twin is a huge glue guy in the sense that he gives himself up for the betterment of the team.

When we win it is usually because Vince (Carter) does a really good job of attacking and keeping pressure on and we do a good job of keeping the ball moving.

We really didn’t have great urgency for part of the game. When we got it to one, we weren’t able to make shots or get the type of possessions we needed to get over the...

They’re really, really good at home.