535 Quotes by Pat Riley

But the players are so instinctive, they always put a hand on these guys.

I thought we played some of the best basketball that we've played for two and a half quarters. Then we got really sloppy with turnovers. We lost the energy that we had but we closed it out.

It is time for us to take advantage of however much time we've spent together.

Shaq had an off night. In the beginning of the game he had a couple of turnovers (because of) strips, but obviously he could play a lot better than he did today.

"Shouda, coulda, and woulda" won't get it done.

We were fortunate that he (Deng) missed the shot. We didn't want Gordon to beat us.

I thought we played better as far as moving the ball. The one thing that happened the other day in New Jersey and where we get into problems is that we have a bunch of guys that love to attack and sometimes when we attack too much we don't get off the ball.

It's a reality we have to understand. (O'Neal) has to be more diligent. We have to be more diligent protecting him. We need him in the game.

It's almost like a blessing in disguise to get on the road because it's a better challenge and we can get away from all the distractions in Miami.