They were a step ahead of us because of their effort and their energy and their absolute desperation to make the playoffs. When you get a team with that frame of mind, they are going to be a step ahead of you.
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It's that kind of attitude when we talk about getting better. How do we get better We get better in the mind. We have a veteran team, they know how to do it. We stay disciplined with our defense and our principles and we make this kind of covenant with each other that we're going to defend.
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It definitely was the bottom. We responded very well to that, there's no doubt.
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