I thought our defense in the second half was outstanding. That is the best we have played in a couple of weeks.

I think both teams played excellent defense. You can't take everything away from them. We tried to limit their 3-point looks and it opened up for some drives inside.

We're spoiled by his defense. He doesn't leap tall buildings with a single bound, but he got seven blocks tonight. That was a terrific play, as were his free throws.

I thought our guys stopped looking at the basket. That puts a lot of pressure on J.J.

Our team showed spirit after we lost the lead. It was the kind of spirit that I thought we had, but we had to show it. Carolina has done wonders with their team. It was an honor to be in this game.

Well, it's not the way you want to start out at home. I thought our defense kept us in the game in the first half, and I thought in the second half, (the defense was) very, very good, except for the last run.