Chucky Atkins ( 10 of 10 )
We were one rebound away from winning, for really turning it into a series.
We were one rebound away from winning, for really turning it into a series.
Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count read more
Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count on the defense to make plays. That's what's going to win us games in the playoffs. We just have to keep playing hard and finish games and we'll have a chance.
A shorter rotation is to be expected. Every team and every coach does that. Every team wants its seven or read more
A shorter rotation is to be expected. Every team and every coach does that. Every team wants its seven or eight best out there.
When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at read more
When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at the top of their games. Tonight was a total team effort. We got a lot of energy, we played great defense, we moved the ball and we made sure that everybody got shots in. When we do that, it makes the game a lot of fun.
The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this read more
The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this team gets in sync quick and we're locking down on defense, it creates a lot more opportunities on the other end for us.
We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the read more
We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the key for us.
But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same read more
But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same page to win. I'm not sure they had that last season.
My role is come off the bench, run the team and do whatever I have to do to keep us read more
My role is come off the bench, run the team and do whatever I have to do to keep us flowing, ... With Gilbert, myself and Antonio, we pretty much have three guys who can run the point but all of us can also can penetrate and get to the basket or create shots for our teammates.
Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed read more
Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed from there.
Teams (like Minnesota) that aren't playing for anything are always dangerous because they play loose. You always want to jump read more
Teams (like Minnesota) that aren't playing for anything are always dangerous because they play loose. You always want to jump on teams like that and not give them a chance. We knew we had to put the heat on them quick.
