Getting stops is the key to our defense. If we come out and play good defense each and every night, we're going to give ourselves a chance to win.

We give ourselves a lot of chances to win a lot of games with our defense.

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It's always a big deal. Every game is crucial for us.

We don't want to make excuses. Even though those guys are out, we have to put five guys out on the floor. I think this team is good enough and deep enough to still go out there and compete and win a couple of games.

We're not going to make excuses. You put five players on the court, regardless of who's hurt. Obviously, we have enough talent to win.