Chucky Atkins

The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this read more

The second quarter was the difference. Our second unit gave us great energy to open the second quarter. When this team gets in sync quick and we're locking down on defense, it creates a lot more opportunities on the other end for us.

Teams (like Minnesota) that aren't playing for anything are always dangerous because they play loose. You always want to jump read more

Teams (like Minnesota) that aren't playing for anything are always dangerous because they play loose. You always want to jump on teams like that and not give them a chance. We knew we had to put the heat on them quick.

We were one rebound away from winning, for really turning it into a series.

We were one rebound away from winning, for really turning it into a series.

Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed read more

Dallas played smarter than us. They played harder than us. It seems their will was greater than ours. Everything snowballed from there.

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count read more

Any time you can hold a team like that on defense, it makes the game easier for everybody. We count on the defense to make plays. That's what's going to win us games in the playoffs. We just have to keep playing hard and finish games and we'll have a chance.