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Practice Quotes - May 10

Keith Van Horn
Van Horn
On what the team can do tonight
I think that there are a number of things, especially on the defensive end that we can do as a team in order to put us in a better situation to win. I think that we have learned from the past two games and have made some adjustments.

On feeling added pressure
I think anytime you are down 0-2, you feel like you are fighting an uphill situation. That’s the way we feel right now, but I think we need to take that pressure and go out there and play with a lot of energy and get this win tonight.

On countering Detroit’s bench
I think just playing solid team defense. I think as a team we made some defensive mistakes as a team. And that’s why we lost. I think we are prepared, and we are ready to go.


Aaron McKie
McKie
On it being a must win game
Oh, yeah. They took care of their home court and now it is up to us to take care of ours. They did a pretty good job out there. We have to come out and get off to a good start, which I think is important to win this game.

On the emotional level
You just have to have balance with everything. You have to understand the game is not won in the first five minutes. You have to come out there and play for 48. Our crowd is definitely going to be excited, and we are going to be excited. We just have to come there and play poised like a veteran team.

On Detroit’s bench
There are still five guys on the floor. You still have to go out there and play. You have to go out there and stay mentally focused for 48 minutes.

On feeling frustrated
It was heartbreaking. It left us with a bad taste in our mouths. We learned something from that … so, we just have to be prepared to play for 48 minutes.