Pelicans Coach Monty Williams
On the win tonight versus the Pistons:
"We played the right way. That's the only way I can sum it up. We shared the ball; we defended in the first half. In the second half, we knew they were going to make a run. We just watched them play against Atlanta and they came all the way back almost. I thought our guys just played the right way. We moved the ball, we defended; we played in transition. A number of guys were involved. Defensively to hold that team to 36 points in the first half was stellar."
Pelicans guard Eric Gordon:
On the team play versus the Pistons:
"We just played very sound basketball. We really hovered down and played really good defense. Everybody was scoring and everybody was contributing. It was fun. We knew we needed to get out to a good start. I think in the second half they were scoring. It was back and forth. We played sound offense and really good defense."
Pelicans forward Quincy Pondexter:
On his first game with the Pelicans:
"It was a lot of fun. The hard part is over and that's all the emotional stuff off the court. Basketball has been my safe haven since I was a kid so getting back to it was really fun."
On the big lead during tonight's game:
"We were up 20. I don't care about scoring; I never have. I just care about winning games. We've all got to be unselfish. That's what I'm trying to bring to this team. I'm looking forward to getting practice and looking forward to know all these guys."