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HEAD COACH TERRY STOTTS
“Well it was a win that we needed to get. Understatement: it was good to have LA back. I’m glad he had a good game with the thumb and the splint. It was very encouraging. I thought our benched played very well. We got good contributions from a lot of people off the bench. Will Barton’s defense in the second half I thought made a difference. Dorell made some shots. Meyers did a nice job. Our bench was good, our starters were good, so going into this road trip and coming off these two tough losses, we needed it.”
On defense in second half:
“It was very good. I don’t know why we had trouble giving up some points in the first half but particularly the third quarter, our defense was very good. Will did a good job of chasing Beal around. We covered their pick and rolls well, we didn’t give up second chance points, only two offensive rebounds – one in each half. We did a lot of things that you need to do defensively. It helped to make shots too. The first half, I think they had 12 fast break points and they only had 5 the second and part of that was our defense but the other part was making some shots and getting rhythm in the offense so they’re taking it out of the net.”
On Aldridge playing through injury:
You can’t say enough. That was big time. Not only coming back and playing through the injury but then not favoring it, going hard, not shying away from contact, being aggressive on both ends of the court – I mean, that was big time.”
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE
“It was a good win. I thought we played better as the game went on. We made plays down the stretch and I thought everybody just looked into it tonight.”
How’d you feel?
I felt okay. There was a few moments where I got it hit or whatever, and it was kind of tender. But for the most part, it was okay.”
Did it affect your game?
“It did but I was just trying to work with it. I kind of figured it out as the game went on, how to use it or whatever, and I kind of played with it. I figured it out pretty well tonight.”
On mindset to play through injury:
“I just want to win. I tested it out and I thought it went well so I just wanted to give it a shot tonight.”
On reaction of crowd to playing through injury:
“It was humbling. I thought they definitely showed me love and they respected what I was doing at that moment, trying to play through it, so that was humbling.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
What changed in the second half?
“We like to force midrange shots. In the first half, they shot a lot of those shots but they weren’t under pressure. IT was a throwback here and midrange jumper and we weren’t contesting, we weren’t bluffing and helping out. We came in and talked about it at halftime, made those adjustments and that was a big part of why we started to get some stops.”
On road trip coming up:
“It’s going to be a challenge but I think we’re ready for it. It was huge for us to get this win against a good team. Now we go to Brooklyn and take it from there.”
On impact of Aldridge playing:
“It’s huge because the last few games it seemed like teams knew that I was going to get aggressive and they made it really hard for me. A lot of the shots were tough shots, there was a crowd everywhere. Tonight I was able to find gaps, get to the rim and get at least quality shots because we’ve got balance knowing that he’s down there on the block and we can throw it into him. The attention he was getting on the block really helped.”
WESLEY MATTHEWS
On Aldridge playing through:
“He was big time. Even if he didn’t have the monster game that he did, I think just his precense and his sacrifice of his own body and for him to recognize how special this season is and can be and continue to be, for him to give that up to be out there with us in the trenches, it speaks volumes.”
“He can’t sit out. He doesn’t want to sit out. He loves this game and figures if he’s got something to give, he’s going to give. I can relate to that.”
“We played hard against a good team. We’re not at full strength but guys stepped up that needed to and it’s just going to continue to pay dividends for us later in the season. “
On what changed in second half:
“Some of the shots they were making, they stopped making. They did shoot a lot of midrange in the first half which is what we want to force. But the biggest thing was we started making shots. They started out 13-2 and their transition points were high. Well it’s easy to run even if we did get back, even if we did force tough shots, they’re getting more opportunities because we’re not making a shot, so I think our offense helped our defense.”
“Well it was a win that we needed to get. Understatement: it was good to have LA back. I’m glad he had a good game with the thumb and the splint. It was very encouraging. I thought our benched played very well. We got good contributions from a lot of people off the bench. Will Barton’s defense in the second half I thought made a difference. Dorell made some shots. Meyers did a nice job. Our bench was good, our starters were good, so going into this road trip and coming off these two tough losses, we needed it.”
On defense in second half:
“It was very good. I don’t know why we had trouble giving up some points in the first half but particularly the third quarter, our defense was very good. Will did a good job of chasing Beal around. We covered their pick and rolls well, we didn’t give up second chance points, only two offensive rebounds – one in each half. We did a lot of things that you need to do defensively. It helped to make shots too. The first half, I think they had 12 fast break points and they only had 5 the second and part of that was our defense but the other part was making some shots and getting rhythm in the offense so they’re taking it out of the net.”
On Aldridge playing through injury:
You can’t say enough. That was big time. Not only coming back and playing through the injury but then not favoring it, going hard, not shying away from contact, being aggressive on both ends of the court – I mean, that was big time.”
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE
“It was a good win. I thought we played better as the game went on. We made plays down the stretch and I thought everybody just looked into it tonight.”
How’d you feel?
I felt okay. There was a few moments where I got it hit or whatever, and it was kind of tender. But for the most part, it was okay.”
Did it affect your game?
“It did but I was just trying to work with it. I kind of figured it out as the game went on, how to use it or whatever, and I kind of played with it. I figured it out pretty well tonight.”
On mindset to play through injury:
“I just want to win. I tested it out and I thought it went well so I just wanted to give it a shot tonight.”
On reaction of crowd to playing through injury:
“It was humbling. I thought they definitely showed me love and they respected what I was doing at that moment, trying to play through it, so that was humbling.”
DAMIAN LILLARD
What changed in the second half?
“We like to force midrange shots. In the first half, they shot a lot of those shots but they weren’t under pressure. IT was a throwback here and midrange jumper and we weren’t contesting, we weren’t bluffing and helping out. We came in and talked about it at halftime, made those adjustments and that was a big part of why we started to get some stops.”
On road trip coming up:
“It’s going to be a challenge but I think we’re ready for it. It was huge for us to get this win against a good team. Now we go to Brooklyn and take it from there.”
On impact of Aldridge playing:
“It’s huge because the last few games it seemed like teams knew that I was going to get aggressive and they made it really hard for me. A lot of the shots were tough shots, there was a crowd everywhere. Tonight I was able to find gaps, get to the rim and get at least quality shots because we’ve got balance knowing that he’s down there on the block and we can throw it into him. The attention he was getting on the block really helped.”
WESLEY MATTHEWS
On Aldridge playing through:
“He was big time. Even if he didn’t have the monster game that he did, I think just his precense and his sacrifice of his own body and for him to recognize how special this season is and can be and continue to be, for him to give that up to be out there with us in the trenches, it speaks volumes.”
“He can’t sit out. He doesn’t want to sit out. He loves this game and figures if he’s got something to give, he’s going to give. I can relate to that.”
“We played hard against a good team. We’re not at full strength but guys stepped up that needed to and it’s just going to continue to pay dividends for us later in the season. “
On what changed in second half:
“Some of the shots they were making, they stopped making. They did shoot a lot of midrange in the first half which is what we want to force. But the biggest thing was we started making shots. They started out 13-2 and their transition points were high. Well it’s easy to run even if we did get back, even if we did force tough shots, they’re getting more opportunities because we’re not making a shot, so I think our offense helped our defense.”
