Postgame Quotes: Suns at Jazz, March 28, 2009

(On the play of Mehmet Okur and Deron Williams)
“They were good and it didn’t surprise me. It’s not like it’s a shock. Both of those guys are very good players. Mehmet made a tough shot with a guy right in his face and Deron made two isolation plays but he’s capable of making them anyway. They did a good job and they made the plays when they had to make them to win the game.”

(On the poor shooting)
“I think we just missed shots, to be honest. We had some good looks and we just missed them and sometimes it happens that way.

“It’s just one of those nights (my shot) felt okay, but they just weren’t going in. It happens sometimes. It’s one of those nights you got to fight and find a way to stick around and we did that, but we just didn’t make the plays down the stretch when we really needed them.”

(On their defense in the second half)
“I think we were just more active. I think there was a stretch there in the first half that we just didn’t play very hard or determined and we realized that’s why we were down so we just had to pick it up.”

(On the team’s play in overtime)
“It was like we had a new life. It was a new start, a fresh start . . . and we got a victory. We’ll take it, a win’s a win.”

(On giving up a 21-point lead)
“That’s (giving up the 21-point lead) the bad thing about it. The good thing about it is that we ended up winning the game. Obviously we didn’t want it to be that close, but at the same time I have to take my hat off to my teammates. We did a hell of a job in winning the game that we could have lost.”

(On the his start to the game)
“That’s what I’m looking for every night (a ‘huge’ start). I want to get myself going. Try to postup and get to the free throw line, offensive rebounds, put-backs… that’s what I’m looking for night in, night out. I felt good.”