PGQ Game 63

FYI, it's still in the playbook.

J' ump.

Mavs vs Kings | March 5, 2010

Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle

We're out of Centers? Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!

(On the win despite missing players) "We found a way to win and the start wasn’t good obviously and there was some frustration, but it was all about holding it together, keeping the composure and bringing up the level of defensive energy. It was just too easy for them early. Beaubois gave us a great lift off the bench, I thought Stevenson gave us a lift. You know, Barea played well. Najera played solid. So, when you are thin like that you just have to collectively find a way."

(Any update on Brendan Haywood) "I would think he would be day-to-day. But, he had some a little stiffness this morning and then he tweaked it on the jump ball of all times. So, that wasn’t a good start."

(On the technical situation) "Well, I was just thought there was contact that should have been called a foul on two or three occasions and I had an opinion on it. My opinion was noted, but when you go out on the court sometimes you get one and sometimes you get two, so I got two and that was it.."

Give me two, muthaf...

(On the team going on a run after the ejection) "I was certainly glad. I don’t take credit for that. In those situations, you have to get playing better. Whether or not the coach getting thrown out contributes to that, that is up for debate. I doubt it. I think we were due to play better and finally started getting some stops and look, the guys off the bench really helped too."

I doubt it.

(What is your feeling on this team) "When you go on a streak like this, everyone is gunning for you. Everybody wants to be the team to take you down. So, you are going to get everybody’s best game. We’ve had some slow starts, but it is something we have been able to overcome many times. We are working on starting better, but hey, it is a 48 minute game for a reason. So, the streak is alive. We get on the plane tonight and head to Chicago and lace them up again. We just have to keep this going as long as we can."

My feeling? - Sodbrennen.

Mavericks guard Rodrigue Beaubois

Hungry for more?

(How big a win was this tonight with all the guys out with injuries?) "It’s a big win for us and we really wanted to win this one because of Jet being out. We knew it was going to be difficult after Haywood wasn’t going to play but we did a good job and we’re happy about the win."

Le hoops.

(With Jet out you played a lot of two-guard tonight) "I really tried to be aggressive with Jet being out and we needed everyone to push themselves so I really tried to be aggressive and that worked and JKidd and JJ (Barea) really set me up tonight. We played great together tonight."

"I’m feeling more confident out there and my teammates have been talking to me and everyday I’m feeling better."

"The fans are incredible and I really like playing here."

Döörk

Mavericks forward Eduardo Najera

They had no girls in my size.

"We’re getting smaller by the minute that’s what Dirk said. We’re ok as long as we follow the concepts defensively and I thought our zone is what got us going especially in the first half and that kind of solves the height problems we just need to rebound a little bit better."

Mierda, height problems again!

(Talk about the zone defense?) "It definitely breaks the rhythm of the other team and we did a good job of playing zone. We have a lot of experience, we’ve played it before and it seems like we all are pretty smart defensively and we can hide some of our one on one weaknesses in our zone and it’s working so far really good for us and helped us win some games."

"We’ve got to start playing better especially when we have the lead we stopped playing defensively and stopped running. We’ve got to get stops, get the rebound and go."

Mavericks Mascot Guard JJ Barea

We had a little letdown, like we always do in the fourth...

Mavericks Guard Jason Kidd

I'll adress that with myself..

Mavs Forward Shawn Marion

Stayin' alive..playin' this 19 year old. [Whaaa?]

Mavs Forward Dirk Nowitzki

Ball.

Thanks JJ.

We gotta get through the week...and i'm looking tired already.

Kings Head Coach Paul Westphal

and then i said, we need to get into the paint area....

"Well, we cut it to 2, and Tyreke [Evans] driving to the basket and he didn’t get the call. I’m not saying it was a foul, I’m saying he didn’t get the call. They did what veteran teams do – they put us away. Really the biggest difference in the game for us was we turned it over 17 times, they turned it over 8 times. And we’ve been really good at that lately and tonight we weren’t. And you give turnovers to a team like Dallas they get runs outs, get easy baskets, and that’s the one thing we couldn’t overcome tonight. I thought out of the 48 minutes we probably had 43-44 good enough minutes to think we could win that game. But those lapses, and the turnovers, we couldn’t overcome. Dallas is a very impressive, excellent team and I’m really proud of the way we played. I think that as we learn how to tighten up our offense a little bit we’ll have a lot better chance of coming out with a lot more of these wins. Anyway, tough loss for us against a great team."

[Beaubois] pretty much scares me.

Kings Guard Beno Udrih

Beno: Anything for a cup of coffee. Woman: I wonder who this guy is..... just hope he's not a hockey player. Man: Sheesh, i could already be at the bar for an hour...

(What does it say about your team to make a comeback at the end of the game?) "We’re here to get better and play hard. We’re a young team and don’t have a lot of experience. So we’re just trying to learn and get better."

(How much fun was it in the first half as the team was playing well) "It’s always fun, especially when you get going like that. Then they had a player too that was hot so it’s tough. They’re a good team, they have a lot of weapons, and congratulations to them."

Uh oh...i got something?

(What does it say about your team to hang with such a hot Mavs team that’s won 10 straight) "We played 42 minutes of good basketball. Against a team like that you’ve got to play 48 minutes, and six minutes in a stretch they made a run and it was too big of a run. A team like that, they always know how to run when they’re ahead to stay ahead. "

..then they got another...the...they had a player, too, he was hot, so....you know...

Stuffed and coast ride.

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