Maxioms by Chucky Atkins
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.
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.
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.
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.