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"That's a great performance by Wally. That's what you call hot. I thought overall, he got hot, we moved the ball pretty well, and Kevin was a monster on the boards. We rebounded well — beating them by 26 on the boards — and played an extremely good game."

"Now, with the situation with Portland, we know we are going to be either four or five. If we win, we're four. We're still not sure who we are going to play."

"The only better position would be controlling homecourt and having the last game (Wednesday) at home. With Memphis, we've beaten them three times, and no one wants to be swept... They almost beat the Lakers at home and just beat Portland. They've played well at home as of late."

"Realistically, Wednesday is going to be the beginning of our playoffs. That's how we really have to look at it."

"We've been playing well at home... If you really think about it, with the injuries — Wally out for 30 and Rod out — people have seen, the last two games, how effective Rod can be when he's in the game. Between Rod and Troy, they combined for 19 assists... For these guys to get 50 wins total, and to go 33-8 at home — which is one of the top three records in the league at home — that's a pretty good accomplishment for these guys."


"It was just one of those things. I was shooting in transition, coming off screens, and just getting shots in the normal flow of the game. They just told me to keep shooting and take good shots. Anytime you have your career high, you feel pretty good. I had no idea how many points I had. There had been a couple nights when I felt like this."

"The thing is that you can't get too high or get too low. The NBA is a long season — just prepare for the next game. I prepare the same way all the time. The win is the biggest thing. We're in good position to get homecourt. Memphis is a big game, and they're a tough team."


"Big win for us. We came out and played focused on defense. Our defense turned into our offense tonight. We turned blocked shots and rebounds into layups. It was good to see Wally have a good game. I'm very happy for him. I just told Wally to keep doing what he's doing. I told him to stay in control and let things come to him. We're a team when one guy gets hot, we go to him. I took care of the rebounds, Wally took care of the points, and Troy took care of the assists."

"Memphis is next, and they are our focus. It means a lot to win 50 games. It's a great accomplishment, and it feels good. I don't think people realize how hard it is to win 50 games in this league."

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"We knew we were going to be short-handed up front. I was disappointed in the way we played in the first half. The third quarter was poor identification of the shooters and poor identification of Szczerbiak. They had 20 points in transition in the third quarter, which is too much for anyone to overcome."

"We had a couple guys who I thought did a good job. I thought Corie did a good job and Jamal and Jay did a good job, for the most part."

"You do have to stop somebody. Ultimately, that was our demise."


"He (Szczerbiak) did a great job, especially in transition, to find the looks. Troy Hudson and the rest of his teammates did a great job of getting him open. He played the game of his life. That's a big reason why they won. More importantly, for our sake, they doubled us up on the rebounds, and they doubled us up on the assists. You just can't win that way on the road."