We put ourselves in that position. We didn’t do a good job early.

We’ve spoiled people early. We could win the rest of our games, but we’re going to be judged by how we play in the playoffs. This is good. This is great. But we understand that’s...

You can do that because you won the first game. Just wait until after Game 2.

He took control. He did what he wanted, on the pick-and-roll, he got to wherever he wanted, he found open guys, he got to the basket. He got to the free throw line. I think...

They played the way we [had]. We normally get down, then you fight to the end and you don’t seem to have enough.

We would drive and kick it to guys with wide-open looks but couldn’t get anything to fall. For the most part we played good defense, but you have to be near perfect on the defensive...

Maybe the 1 o’clock start helped us. Dirk and those guys didn’t wake up until the second half.

I believe we’re going to be OK. Fortunately, it’s not the best-of-1. This isn’t the NCAA Tournament. You have a few more games to play before it’s over with. So we just have to do...

I had been on ice for 3 ‘, quarters. I was watching Vince go to work, he’s unbelievable. Then coach put the ball in my hands and I tried to be aggressive.

Our offense failed us. A lot of the decision-making.

After a while we wear on teams, … That’s what’s going to happen.

We didn’t really shoot the ball very well as a team. When you attack the basket and try to get to the free-throw line, that’s something that can kind of help you out. When you’re...

This one has showed us that we’ve got everything going again and we’re back in the groove.

Coming into this series, he wasn’t really known as a defensive stopper. But he’s been coming in and giving us unbelievable minutes on Stevie Jackson. He’s been in the passing lanes. He’s been a great...

Sometimes he gets so excited. It’s like.

He received criticism from the media, he received criticism from different people, but it wasn’t from anyone in this locker room. It wasn’t from anyone in the coaching staff, because we believed in him and...

It’s big. We want to get home court. Detroit has separated themselves from the rest of the league. We can’t get Detroit, so let’s get the other. It’s not too far-fetched.

There are five or six teams that can make it to the end. Nothing’s changed.

He hasn’t lost a step, let that be known.

It’s a nice stretch against very good teams. So it’s going to be a tough stretch for us.