Dwight Howard Game Quotations

We're trying to send a message to teams that when they come into our house they are going to have a tough game ahead of them.

Coming off a back-to-back tough game against Chicago, fatigue set in at the end of the game and that leads to turnovers.

Coach is going to have our backs, good or bad, and I think guys appreciate that. It feels good that your coach is sticking up for you, letting them know how you feel. But at the same time, we need to just play the game instead of complaining and whining about the calls.

You really can't turn the ball over against anybody, and if you do you'll get burned. It's not just Detroit. It's every game that we play that we have to minimize the turnovers.

I really wanted this game because we were playing Detroit and because we really let a win slip away against Milwaukee (on Wednesday).

The first half, they took our hearts. We just came back and got our hearts back. We fought so hard to get back into the game. Marshall hit the shot at the end of the game ... we were supposed to get that win.

It was definitely an empty feeling coming into the game knowing we had no chance for the playoffs. My heart really sank.