Brian Hill
Brian Hill
caliber line number
I thought they got put on the line a number of times at the end of the game. But when you're a championship caliber team, that's what happens. You get put on the line in those situations.
gave halftime lead lift performance second thank unit
I thought the second unit really gave us a lift defensively. I told the first unit at halftime that I thought it was a sub-par performance defensively and we have to thank the second unit for being in the lead at the half.
best defensive half might second
I thought (the second half) might have been our best defensive half of the season.
biggest defense five fourth half problem second turned
I thought the biggest thing was our defense in the fourth quarter. The other big thing was we had only five turnovers in the second half. That was a big problem for us in the first half -- we turned it over too much.
good played proud second win
I thought that was a really good win for us tonight. I was really proud of our guys, the way we played in the second half.
balance basically fourth great move perfect ride stevie
I thought Stevie was great in the fourth quarter. We basically were just going to ride him, and he had, I thought, the perfect balance between when to look for his own move and when to penetrate and find other people.
guys played pleased
I thought our guys played outstanding. We got contributions from everyone out there tonight. I'm very pleased with the way we played.
guys heart played pleased
I thought our guys played outstanding. I'm very pleased with the way we played. In my heart this is the way I thought we would respond, but you just don't know.
bad based feels invited team training
I think we were the only team that invited him to training camp. I feel bad that he feels that way. But based on what we saw, we weren't going to be able to get him on the floor.
floor hurting mental ourselves playing struggling teams toughness type
I think it's us struggling with our offense. I don't think it's so much what other teams are doing to us, I just think it's ourselves. Right now I don't see the mental toughness when we go out on the floor and play and like a team playing with that type of confidence, I think we're hurting ourselves more than other teams are hurting us.
against ahead certainly coming game games people stopped talking
We haven't stopped talking about it and that's where we are. We have games coming up with people ahead of us, Chicago, Philadelphia, Indiana, and that's certainly not overlooking tomorrow's game against Atlanta.
easier ford front
We just couldn't keep T.J. Ford in front us. If it wasn't for him, it would have been a much easier game.
blocked changed factor knew quick shots
You knew he was long and would be a factor that way. But he has very quick reactions. He's a quick second-jumper. He has not only blocked a lot of shots but changed a lot of shots.
against create emotional focus former maybe overly raises situation
You always want to play well against your former teams. But I don't think it's going to create a situation where anybody's going to become overly emotional or anything like that. If anything, maybe it raises your focus a little bit.