Chucky Atkins

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.

But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same read more

But great individual talent isn't what wins games in the NBA. The guys have to all be on the same page to win. I'm not sure they had that last season.

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.

When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at read more

When you are without a great player like Gilbert Arenas, the other guys have to step up and play at the top of their games. Tonight was a total team effort. We got a lot of energy, we played great defense, we moved the ball and we made sure that everybody got shots in. When we do that, it makes the game a lot of fun.

We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the read more

We've been doing a better job these last few games of keeping our defense up the whole game. That's the key for us.