You understand if you don't win, the season is over. It's as cold and as blunt as that.

Philadelphia found a way to win the game when (Iverson) went out, and we found a way to lose it.

It's good that we got slapped around a little bit to understand what we have to do to win in the playoffs. It hasn't gotten home yet, but hopefully with last night, it will.

We just had a continuation of defensive breakdowns. We had nine assists in the game, and that's not good. They really dominated the series.

We rode (Miller) tonight. He was superb out there. We found him, got him the ball and he was magnificent.

I think of him as a starter, but we've got him coming off the bench. Whether he starts or comes off, he's going to give you the same effort. He's been pretty good for us.