We had one of the best practices we've had in the 212 years I've been here. Guys really seemed committed to getting better. Little things like that are good signs. You hope it translates to the games, but you never know.
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We're going up against a guy who's playing a superhuman brand of basketball. He's looked invincible.Rick Carlisle
Opportunity is available for everybody. I think it's pretty clear that the coaching staff doesn't care who gets the minutes. We have to find guys that are opportunistic, that take advantage when they get a chance and can do it over a period of time. It was great for David to have a great game now he has to do it again and keep doing it. That's where it's going to get tougher.
Rick Carlisle
We've gotten to the point where we understand that we're a veteran team that has to play to our strengths. We have to be efficient and have a certain toughness about us. We've shown a lot of those qualities over the last week.
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He's here to play, he's here to win, ... His moods are much more affected by winning and losing than anything else. I love having guys like that.
Rick Carlisle
We probably played 30 possessions of zone, which is more than we played all year. It gave us a chance to hang in the game because fouls were becoming a factor early. With zone, a little bit of it is luck and you have to hope they miss some shots. We were fortunate that they did with a lot of those possessions.
Rick Carlisle
Early, you could tell he was getting his feet under him. As the game went on, you could see the things he has the ability to do offensively and defensively. He's going to be a very good defensive player.
Rick Carlisle
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