Nate McMillan Quotes on Games (11 Quotes)

He's all about business, from what I've seen on film and the games we've played.

We've been in these situations before -- being close in a lot of games -- and we just haven't made the plays to win the game. I thought we did that tonight. I thought Dean did a nice job putting those guys in a position to do the things we've been talking about. The calls that he made were very similar to what I was thinking. I thought the guys also did a good job of responding.

We dont have fire. I don't know where our fire has gone. These last two games was basically like a repeat. Just the fire and motivation, inner motivation, is not there. We've got to think this is a time for someone to step up, other than the staff, out on the court and try and lead. It's an opportunity we desperately need and were searching for it.

It took us a couple of games to get here, but we don't go home empty-handed. The Bobcats have been playing good basketball lately, but we knew we needed a W - and we found a way tonight.

We've played some pretty consistent basketball in the month of January, but it's one month. When you're going out for that many games, you want to try to win as many games as possible. So yes, it (Minnesota) is an important game to try to get these guys a focus.

I am encouraged that we've been in control in two games against good teams. Now we have to figure out how to win those games.

Dixon has been dragging his leg for at least a few games. So we may give him some time to let that calm down, and look at possibility putting Martell in the lineup.

When you play like we did tonight, those road games, you can't win a game. You have to really be together out on the road and we haven't shown that we are capable of doing that.

The last couple of games he has worked harder and tried to do the things we've asked him to do, to get down there deep. He's one of our best perimeter shooters. As long as he's not out there all the time, it's fine.

If he can learn to bring this every night, this is the kind of consistency and commitment we need. His last couple of games, I like the way he's approached them.

We just don't come committed to win road games. How can we play a team like Phoenix and look as good as we did the other night Tonight we look like a team that never saw each other. Some of it is due to mental preparedness and being committed to each other.