That was the difference. We shot well enough in the first half (51.2 percent) to be up by more than three.

I think it's safe to say the first quarter made the difference. It was a phenomenal first quarter. It was unbelievable.

We had a great first half and a super second quarter, and then we just held on.

We had a great first half and a super second quarter. Then we just kind of held on. It is expected in the middle of the season to have our ups and downs.

We were dead and lifeless. It looked like Easter Sunday. We just didn't quite have it in the first half. In the second half, I thought we played hard. We just didn't have enough on the floor.

We played extremely well and Steve Nash had more than 15 assists in the first half. It was ridiculous. When we shoot like that and we are active defensively, we are a pretty good team.