Kirk Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
Kirk James Hinrichis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the USA National Team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth2 January 1981
CitySioux City, IA
game games hate lose lost needed time trip
I hate to say demoralizing, but to lose a game like that .... We've lost games like that before -- it's not the first time -- but this was a game we really needed for our trip and it's just frustrating not to get it.
felt missed
I felt like we should have stole that game. We were right there. I see it more as a missed opportunity.
felt plays
I felt like we had our chances, but just made too many mistakes. We weren't able to get it done and they made plays down the stretch.
ahead care fate team
We got an opportunity. We've just got to take care of business. If we do that, we've got a shot. We kind of have fate in our own hands, because we play the team ahead of us twice.
dominant foul players
To get Shaq in foul trouble, it's big. He's one of the most dominant players to ever play.
couple game guys step stops tonight
We made a couple of big plays. We had a couple of stops and that's what we need to do. We need to have guys step up when it really counts, when the game is on the line, and make plays, Tonight we did that.
build counts couple focused game guys spot starting stay step
We made a couple big plays, got a couple stops. That's what we need to do, have guys step up when it really counts with the game on the line. Hopefully, we're starting to build on something. We just need to stay focused and come to do it every night. We can't have any letdowns with the spot we're in right now.
care definitely game good home winning
We've just got to take care of home court, a place we haven't been very good this year. If we can go into the All-Star Game with a three-game winning streak, it definitely would help.
came control game took
We all had an off night. They came out and pretty much took control of the game from the start. We never really made it much of a game tonight.
care defensive home supposed took
We're supposed to be a defensive team. We just didn't have it on that end tonight. It's not over. They took care of their home court. Now we have to go home and take care of our home court.
beat bunch continue detroit felt game key pay playing rebounds second team turned win won
We kind of beat ourselves. We didn't get key rebounds and we turned it over a bunch of times in the second half. A team like Detroit makes you pay for that. I think we're all disappointed. We wanted to win this game and felt like we should have won it. We just have to continue to play this way and hopefully, be playing in the postseason.
handled stretch
We had a stretch there where we got it close, and there were big-time possessions where we could have handled it a little better.
hold ourselves problem ready talk until
We can talk about it all we want, but until we do it, the problem is not going to be solved. It's our team, and we have to hold ourselves accountable and be ready to play every night. We just haven't done that.
court held home learned series
We learned how long a series is. Obviously, the series isn't over when you're down two games. They held their home court and we have to do the same.