ATLANTA HAWKS POST-GAME
QUOTES
HEAD COACH MIKE WOODSON
JOSH
SMITH
“We just couldn’t make shots, and Ben Gordon
got hot at the right time. It just shows how
resilient we are, that we can withstand a
comeback like they made.”
“They were being the aggressor, getting to
the foul line, cutting the lead down,
slowing the game up by getting to the line
and getting fouls called. But we kept with
it, even though we didn’t shoot our best
from the line tonight. Al Horford gave us
eight-for-eight, which was big. We really
needed it. It just shows the maturity of
everybody growing up, and finding a way to
win.”
AL
HORFORD
“We tried not to let Gordon touch the ball.
He got hot at the end of the game, and hit
some big shots. We wanted to force a tough
two, and no three’s.”
(On the dunk at the end): “I was by myself,
so I looked at the clock, and I was like
‘well, I can dribble it out. But there was a
lot of time on the clock, so I went ahead
and made sure the ball was in the rim, and
just throw it down with authority.”
“We got complacent a little bit, and they
came back and made that big run. But
fortunately, we were able to hold them off.”
CHICAGO BULLS POST-GAME
QUOTES
HEAD
COACH JIM BOYLAN
“I thought we had some good point guard
play. Kirk (Hinrich) was out there a long
time, so I needed to sub and give him a
break. (Chris) Duhon was there and ready to
go, and I like the way that he played
tonight. He was there and responded well
tonight. We just have to prepare ourselves
for each game and continue to battle.
Nothing great has ever happened to people
who quit. We have a game tomorrow against
Milwaukee, and we have to get ready for
that.”
(About Aaron Gray) “I think his size is
sometimes a factor against the athletes he
plays against. He slows them down a little
with his big body. We put him out there and
things started to go well, so we left him
out there for a while.”
(About Hawks) “They came out with a lot of
energy in the first quarter and we didn’t
get the ball movement and the player
movement we needed against them. We missed
some shots and they were attacking the
basket and getting to the free throw line,
which helped them build up a nice lead. We
kept coming back at them and didn’t quit,
but it wasn’t enough.”
CHRIS
DUHON
“We were down twenty to start the
second half, but we found something that
started working in the second half, and we
got back in the game and had a chance to win
it in the second half. When my name was
called, I just wanted to go back out there
and bring as much positive energy as
possible. That’s how it is in the league.
You have to always stay ready, and when your
number is called, you just have to go out
there and give it your best. I’m confident
in what I can go out there and do to help
the team. This was a big game for us. We
know we came out to a slow start, and it
cost us.”
AARON
GRAY
(About dunk late in game) “The end stretch
is something you always visualize. As every
player would, you want to come out and help
your team however you can.”
“The worst thing you can do is not come out
ready. It was rough to watch the first half
at times, and then there were good times. We
did a great job of not quitting. The
contributions of Chris Duhon and Ben Gordon
were amazing for this team tonight. We have
ten games left in the season, and we have to
come out and fight for every one of them.”
