Brevin Knight Quotes (23 Quotes)

There was no breakdown. That's the NBA lead. Teams make runs. We knew that they would make a run. They got their fans into it, and we weren't making any shots.

We knew who their two big guys were - Joe Johnson and Harrington. You don't want to let the stars beat you. We did a good job of stopping Harrington in the second half.

We played well and stayed within ourselves. We played the way we did during the three-game winning streak. We gutted it out, we continued to play hard, we rotated on defense and we did the things that we are capable of doing. I'm a lot happier with our effort tonight, and it just leads for better things to come after this All-Star break.

We didn't play hard enough and well enough to win this game. If you don't do that, the results are such.

I'm still at a point where I want to play (a lot). I feel like my body has still got that. I want to be here, and I want to play.

All the injuries right now, yeah, it's tough. But you've got to deal with it. You have to continue to go out and play. Tonight, we just weren't knocking down shots, and that has nothing to do with injuries.

It feels good to know it doesn't have to be a blowout for us to win. That we can come back and win by hanging tough.

They were giving him stuff and not even running at him and he wasn't even coming close. Now that's a big part of his game. With his ball-handling ability he can get anywhere on the court and elevate over you and get any shot.

It's coming down to the end of the season and right now it's just playing for pride. Our guys still want to get better and have a good showing every night we step on the court.

It was the end of the game. The refs, especially for the Bobcats, they are going to make you win the game. There were a whole lot of calls that should have been different but we just have to live with that.

We had injuries to everyone. We still have got people who are playing that probably could sit down, but that's the NBA.

He's a great shooter. We were there defensively a lot of the time and he still made shots. That's what great shooters do. He really got it going in the second half.

That's the way we wanted to play. We wanted to put up numbers. Defensively, they allow you to do that.

He's going to be very good. He's the same person that I had to play the first time. He understands the game, runs the team well, knows when to take shots and when to get it to other people. He had a great game.

We had a lot of good performances form a lot of people tonight. To cap it off with a win is a great feeling. Hopefully this will springboard us to finish the rest of the season strong.

Tonight we made shots. That's the only way you're going to win. You can get shots and have open looks, but if you don't make them it's a waste.

We're asking people to play against guys that outweigh them in some spots by 30 or 40 pounds. That wears on you after a while.

Once you get to this point, with the power and status that you get being at this level, you're able to command more things. Not everybody knows how to deal with that power in the correct way.

Portland came in here after their last three games by losing an average of 30 points. That's not a knock on Portland, but that was the rut that they were in. We should have kept them in that rut. The effort that we put forth can not be tolerated at any level. There is no excuse to how we played this evening.

I think everybody had a good rhythm tonight. We wanted to continue to attack the basket. Sometimes we tend to get away from what gets us leads and not play as hard.

They came in a rut and we should have kept them in that rut. We should have taken their hearts right there. We didn't do that. We let them get a good feeling like they could win ... In this game you let someone get on a roll they can beat you. That's what happened. They deservedly beat us and manhandled us.

I told the guys it almost felt a little uncomfortable for me to shoot that many shots. Every now and then they need something from you to get over the hump. Tonight in the first half they needed me to make shots.

He's right, our effort was horrible. (Portland) had come out the last three games and lost by 30 points on average and they come in here (Monday) and kick our butts from beginning to end. It's embarrassing.