HEAT Head Coach Stan Van Gundy

On the loss:
"We were motivated, (the Sixers) just beat our (butt). We didn't play any (darn) defense down the stretch and we got beat because we didn't guard anybody and we turned the ball over 20 times, so you get beat. Make whatever excuses you want, we got our (butt) beat."

"Dwayne (Wade) was great. When we didn't turn the ball over, we were able to get shots. But we turned the ball over too much. We don't have a great margin for error because we're the worst free-throw shooting team in the league. So we cant do that and turn the ball over."

On Allen Iverson's steal in overtimeay:
"The steal was huge. The steal was huge. There was no reason (for it). We should have had another guy in the backcourt, Eddie (Jones) should run the baseline (and) you should be able to get the ball in bounds. My gosh, it's ridiculous."

"There should have been somebody in the backcourt. We're supposed to have both guards in the backcourt but Dwayne wasn't there. The thing is, you get the ball in every other possession in the game and you just assume that's going to happen and that's not good enough."

HEAT Guard Damon Jones

On the game:
"I don't think (our) emotions got out of hand. When you're putting your best effort forth out there, and other circumstances (and) other things get in your way, plus you're facing a good basketball team on the other end in Philadelphia, you're going to have incidents like that where emotions get out of hand. But it was a hard fought game, it went into overtime, we had chances to win, we couldn't get stops, period." "We're on top of our game. We're playing with the type of intensity and effort that we did in the first half. We're a tough team to beat. For whatever reason, we didn't transfer that into the second half. You have to give credit to Philadelphia. They're fighting for something to get into the playoffs and they did a hell of a job."

Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim O'Brien

On the game:
"You had to put statistics like we did together tonight in order to beat them in overtime. You just squeak it out."

On the importance of free-throws:
"That was one of the reasons we lost and certainly knocking down 33 out of 34 is a big help to us and has been all season."

On Marc Jackson's play:
"It was mega. What he brought, what he has been bringing to the court, his leadership, his ability to put numbers up for us, his tenacity, his toughness, it was a great effort by Marc [Jackson]. It was a great effort by Allen [Iverson] as well. If it's possible to be more impressive than what Dwayne Wade did, than Allen [Iverson] did that. I loved what Chris Webber did, he just willed himself to knock down big shots. I was very proud of the way he came back. Kyle [Korver] was knocking down three's and Andre [Iguodala] had great three's and great passing. Just a great effort by our basketball team."

76ers Guard Allen Iverson

On playing off the pick-and-roll with Marc Jackson:
"Just a pick your poison type thing. When I turn the corner, and Shaq (O'Neal) steps out, obviously I'm going to beat him. Any big man that steps out, I'm going to try to beat him. If they sit back and try to zone up and trap me, you've got to hit that guy. You've got to make the pass to that guy. Marc just hit shots. If we lost the game, we would have (taken) that shot for the rest of the game. That's just playing the game like it's supposed to be played. When a man's wide open, give him the ball, and let him use the talent that got him here."

On how critical this win was for the Sixers:
"Critical. Real critical. Just because it was the next one. I say it all the time, the one that we need is the first one. We had to play tonight, so this is the one we need more than anything. This was our biggest game of the season. And every one down the stretch is going to be just that."

On the atmosphere of the game:
"When you get to the arena, I used to joke with Aaron McKie all the time after we started getting big crowds in here, they start acting like people in L.A. You know it will fill up, but it (doesn't) fill up in the beginning. In playoff games, it's already filled up. You see 20,000 (fans) right when the buzzer goes off to start the game. That's how it was tonight. That's what made it feel like a playoff atmosphere. Because everybody was in it, just from the beginning of the game to the end."

76ers Guard Andre Iguodala

On Dwyane Wade:
"The tough thing about Dwayne is that he has one of the quickest first steps in the league. Once he gets you faded one way, he just blows by you the other way. I think tonight he showed he can hit the 15 and 18 footer. We went under the pick-and-roll the whole night, and he consistently knocked down the shot. He just had a great game."

76ers Center Marc Jackson

On whether the fans can expect the same effort if the Sixers make the playoffs:
"Of course. If our fans keep coming out and supporting us like they're doing, they'll be proud."

On this tough final stretch of games:
"That's the NBA. Playing a lot of games in a few nights - that comes with the territory. As a basketball player you enjoy those things."

On the Sixers shooting 33-34 from the free throw line as a team:
"Wow, that's tremendous. That's great considering we've gone through spells where we've been really bad. Getting those foul shots in in practice really helps."

On Dwyane Wade:
"During the game I asked (Udonis) Haslem, 'Is he like this in practice, or is this a gametime thing?' He said it is even worse in practice. He is the most mature second-year player ever. He's incredible with his maturity and everything. I think the most important thing about him is he knows the angles and how to attack."