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It only gave them a five-point lead, but the way the game was going it felt like a 20-point lead.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[67],{"id":68,"tag":69},5482362,{"id":70,"tag_name":71},52058,"basket",{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},2502421,"Our defense has been great and I hope it stays the way it is. 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When we get one-dimensional like that, we're not very good offensively. Defensively, we looked tired as Dickinson did a good job running their offense.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[100],{"id":101,"tag":102},5482340,{"id":59,"tag_name":60},{"id":104,"quote_text":105,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":106,"source":107,"quote_tag":108,"commentary":9},2502392,"Other teams are so geared to stopping him, that it's tough to get it in to him at times, but we're hoping Brian has a breakout game or two on offense.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[109],{"id":110,"tag":111},5482324,{"id":112,"tag_name":113},291552,"breakout",{"id":115,"quote_text":116,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":117,"source":118,"quote_tag":119,"commentary":9},2502374,"I think we played pretty good defense today. 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