Preparation is my biggest thing. I knew in Toronto we didn't prepare to have what it takes to win the game. We didn't know what the other team was doing. We didn't have a clue how we were going to defend. That frustrated me. We were going out there cold to try to win games.
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You're supposed to get better. When other teams turn it up a notch or two levels, we turn it down a notch or two. Teams make it hard for us to get it to our best player (Yao Ming). We don't make it hard to get it to some of their best players.Rafer Alston
It comes down to sticking with our game plan, not getting away from the things we know we need to that's continuing to find Yao, and keeping our turnovers down. When we turn the ball over and we're not getting the ball to Yao, letting him create shots for us as they double team and if they don't double, letting him score, we're just giving away the game. We were right there. We should have played the game the same way we did in the (first) half.
Rafer Alston
We had injuries, yes, but there were a lot of games we still should have won. Regardless of anything and everything that happened, we should have been a playoff team.
Rafer Alston
We had more consistent injuries than we had consistent basketball plays. We could never get that consistent feel of a starting lineup, playing with a set group of guys for a long period of time. That's hard to deal with.
Rafer Alston
It's going to be tough without Tracy (McGrady) and David (Wesley). If we continue to play the way we've been playing, we can beat anybody on any given night. If we help each other defensively, rebound the basketball and take care of the basketball, get quality shots, we can beat anybody.
Rafer Alston
We had good shots down the stretch. We just didn't make them.
Rafer Alston
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