65 Quotes by Shane Battier

It was awesome. We've had a bunch of guys get real close, but to see him finally get it done is great.

It's not that complicated. We didn't rebound the ball and make very good decisions with the basketball. Now, it's about making basketball plays. Basic basketball plays. The older guys keep telling us it's not the national championship game. It's a series. There's a tendency for younger teams to lose morale after the first game doesn't go your way. We're a pretty positive group and that comes from experience.

It's one thing to play well on a bad team. But it's better to play well on a good team. You have to be a vital cog (to be considered) and Mike is.

It's always good to have one of these games before a day off. We ran the floor well and our defense made them have to take some tough shots.

The novelty isn't there. We have a team that's been assembled that's expected to compete for a playoff position. That's OK. It makes you have a workman-like attitude, and you go out and win games you're supposed to win. I'm very proud of this season.

The bench played well. They would have made a difference had we played well.

It was a bizarre game. I'll leave it at that.

They did a good job of using that as motivation. I think we let up a little bit and didn't take advantage of having their best player out of the game.

They did a good job of using it (Garnett's ejection) as motivation to play harder. And we let up a bit. We didn't do a good job of taking advantage of their best player being out.