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HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
“It was a good way to clinch a Playoff spot. I thought we played well for most of the night. The third quarter was terrific. The ball movement for most of the night on the offensive end was very good. I thought we stayed pretty consistent defensively. Obviously, to get a win like that, it’s always nice to have.”
Did playoffs come up in the locker room after the game?
“Not really. I mean, it wasn’t like it was earth shattering. Honestly, our goal was beyond just to make the playoffs. With the magic number being one, I think it was more or less inevitable that we were going to make the playoffs. So I don’t think it was necessarily a big deal. It’s nice to clinch a spot, but we’ve still got a few games to go that are important to us.”
On third quarter:
“Nothing really changed. Their small lineup at the end of the first half gave us some troubles. They got out in transition and made some shots and were able to cut the lead with that lineup. We kind of anticipated that they’d go back to that lineup. The biggest thing really was, obviously we got off to a good start in the third quarter and they went to that same lineup that they finished the first half, and we handled it really well at both ends. That was probably the most important part of the game for me because the way the first half ended was concerning and we knew we were going to see that lineup again. We were able to keep RoLo on the floor and take advantage of some things at both ends.”
On ball movement tonight:
“It kind of goes hand in hand – we were making shots and the ball was moving and it kind of feeds on itself, but to have 16 assists in the first half was terrific. I think we had those 16 early. You can’t always have nights like that but when the ball is moving and you’re making shots, it’s fun to watch and it’s fun to play like that.”
ARRON AFFLALO
“That was exciting, the way that we came out as a group in the third quarter and locked in defensively and moved the ball well offensively and understanding the importance of tonight moving forward.”
On clinching a playoff spot:
“It feels good to me. This is something to look forward to. Mentally, I just feel very engaged now and understanding what we’re playing for. We’re still in the midst of the regular season and we have some more work to do with these last eight games in terms of positioning ourselves and playing well, but it feels good to be officially in.”
On the goal looking ahead to playoffs?
“The idea is just to play your best basketball. As you guys may know, the West is so strong and ups and downs of injuries may have factored into where seedings are, so it’s not like a higher seed and you’re going to be playing a lesser opponent, so the idea is just to be playing our best basketball.”
Personal perspective on clinching a spot in the playoffs:
“Not just this season, but the past few seasons, trying to progress individually and not really being able to put my stamp on the real reason why you play the game which is to win championship, again I don’t want to look too far ahead, we still have nine games and some important games, but it does feel good.”
On comfort level at this point:
“I’m good to go. Now it’s just a matter of using these two weeks in April to ramp it up as much as possible and get it going.”
On Wednesday’s matchup against
“This is a team that as of now, we could be potentially playing and a team that we may see, so it’s a big game.”
How did third quarter compare defensively to other times since you’ve been on the team?
“It was right up there. We said we wanted to come out the gate and hopefully get some stops out of the gate and we were able to do that and score at the same time, so that cushion that we seemingly had going into the half that disappeared like that, we were able to get it back.”
“It was a good way to clinch a Playoff spot. I thought we played well for most of the night. The third quarter was terrific. The ball movement for most of the night on the offensive end was very good. I thought we stayed pretty consistent defensively. Obviously, to get a win like that, it’s always nice to have.”
Did playoffs come up in the locker room after the game?
“Not really. I mean, it wasn’t like it was earth shattering. Honestly, our goal was beyond just to make the playoffs. With the magic number being one, I think it was more or less inevitable that we were going to make the playoffs. So I don’t think it was necessarily a big deal. It’s nice to clinch a spot, but we’ve still got a few games to go that are important to us.”
On third quarter:
“Nothing really changed. Their small lineup at the end of the first half gave us some troubles. They got out in transition and made some shots and were able to cut the lead with that lineup. We kind of anticipated that they’d go back to that lineup. The biggest thing really was, obviously we got off to a good start in the third quarter and they went to that same lineup that they finished the first half, and we handled it really well at both ends. That was probably the most important part of the game for me because the way the first half ended was concerning and we knew we were going to see that lineup again. We were able to keep RoLo on the floor and take advantage of some things at both ends.”
On ball movement tonight:
“It kind of goes hand in hand – we were making shots and the ball was moving and it kind of feeds on itself, but to have 16 assists in the first half was terrific. I think we had those 16 early. You can’t always have nights like that but when the ball is moving and you’re making shots, it’s fun to watch and it’s fun to play like that.”
ARRON AFFLALO
“That was exciting, the way that we came out as a group in the third quarter and locked in defensively and moved the ball well offensively and understanding the importance of tonight moving forward.”
On clinching a playoff spot:
“It feels good to me. This is something to look forward to. Mentally, I just feel very engaged now and understanding what we’re playing for. We’re still in the midst of the regular season and we have some more work to do with these last eight games in terms of positioning ourselves and playing well, but it feels good to be officially in.”
On the goal looking ahead to playoffs?
“The idea is just to play your best basketball. As you guys may know, the West is so strong and ups and downs of injuries may have factored into where seedings are, so it’s not like a higher seed and you’re going to be playing a lesser opponent, so the idea is just to be playing our best basketball.”
Personal perspective on clinching a spot in the playoffs:
“Not just this season, but the past few seasons, trying to progress individually and not really being able to put my stamp on the real reason why you play the game which is to win championship, again I don’t want to look too far ahead, we still have nine games and some important games, but it does feel good.”
On comfort level at this point:
“I’m good to go. Now it’s just a matter of using these two weeks in April to ramp it up as much as possible and get it going.”
On Wednesday’s matchup against
“This is a team that as of now, we could be potentially playing and a team that we may see, so it’s a big game.”
How did third quarter compare defensively to other times since you’ve been on the team?
“It was right up there. We said we wanted to come out the gate and hopefully get some stops out of the gate and we were able to do that and score at the same time, so that cushion that we seemingly had going into the half that disappeared like that, we were able to get it back.”
