Brian Hill
Brian Hill
careless fatigue fourth gave minnesota mistakes played
I thought we just gave in to fatigue at the end. We made a lot of careless mistakes in the fourth quarter. And Minnesota played well down the stretch.
gave halftime lead lift performance second thank unit
I thought the second unit really gave us a lift defensively. I told the first unit at halftime that I thought it was a sub-par performance defensively and we have to thank the second unit for being in the lead at the half.
execution gave offensive quarter start third
We had way too many turnovers in the first half. We gave them 17 points. Our offensive execution to start the third quarter was poor.
came chicago credit gave guys honest played playing reflected sure
Sure they were disappointed, but I don't think it was reflected in our play. I thought the guys came out and gave us an honest effort. I don't think we played as well as we'd been playing but let's give Chicago some credit for that.
beginning came effort gave guys happy hard needed played win
This was a much needed win and I was very happy with the effort that the guys gave tonight. We just came out and played very hard from the beginning of the game.
decided game gave ourselves
We gave ourselves more than a chance, and I was disappointed that the game wasn't decided by the players, that it was decided by the officials.
answer difference game gave offensive rebounds tie tone
We had a tie game a gave up two consecutive offensive rebounds to Harrison. That set the tone for the end of the game. Harrison and Granger were the difference and we didn't have an answer for them.
early gave group happy success
After going through so much frustration early in the season, to have this success now just makes me so happy for this group of guys. They never gave up.
chicago credit gave guys honest reflected sure
I'm sure our guys were disappointed about not being in the playoffs, but I don't think it reflected in our play. They gave an honest effort, but just didn't play as well as we've been playing. But let's give Chicago some credit because they made some big shots.
difference game gave half move second sharp start win
I thought we tightened it up a lot in the second half and we only gave up 41. That was the difference in the game. I don't think we were as sharp offensively and defensively to start the game but your going to have that. We'll take the win and move on and see if we can keep it going.
energy played quarter sluggish stops third tired
I thought we played sluggish and tired all night. Our energy wasn't there. I can't give you the answer. In that third quarter we didn't get any stops at all.
answer energy game hangover last loss night played sluggish team tired whether
I thought we played sluggish and tired all night long. I just thought the energy wasn't there. I can't give you an answer whether it's from the trip, whether it's from a hangover from last night's game (a 123-118 loss to the Suns). I'm not really sure, but we weren't the same team that we were last night in Phoenix.
aggressive beginning fatigue game half last mentally night ourselves played pull second succumbed team
I thought we mentally succumbed to fatigue in the beginning of the game because we played last night and that's what I told the team. We were the more aggressive team in the second half and got ourselves back in the game. We just didn't have enough to pull it off.
bench broke came coming game guys taylor won
I thought their guys coming off the bench won the game for them. Daniels and Taylor are the guys who came in and broke our back with 16 and 10 respectively.