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.

[Williams only had two assists but played markedly better after an eight-minute, three-foul stint against Steve Nash on Monday.] I thought he had better be motivated to play, because he didn't play very well the other night, ... I thought he came right back at it. [He] came out tonight and stayed aggressive.

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

(Nash) deserves it, we all know that. But I think Shawn Marion is also 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.