Eddie Jordan Minutes Quotations

There are times, when if you're playing well, let's just play well from the jump ball instead of playing well eight or nine minutes into the quarter. I think it's a calling right now for him to step up and bring what we need -- a little more force and power and the ability to score in the post.

I thought we did a decent job (of defending James) early, four minutes I guess, and then he started breaking us down and making shots. Then we tried to double-team those pick and rolls and he started finding people.

We played well for a full 48 minutes today.

We played well for a full 48 minutes today. We did a lot of good things out there, particularly with our defense.

Two different teams -- us. We were on top of things in Utah. We played 48 minutes of concentrated basketball. Here was just the opposite. I hope it's just a one-time thing. I'm searching for answers when guys don't play well; I'm trying to find the right mix. It just didn't work out today.

This is just what the doctor ordered. I respect what Mike Woodson has done with Atlanta. They are a dangerous team. We wanted to make sure that there was 100 percent defensive commitment from our players for the first four to six minutes of the game. We hoped that if we continued to put the pressure on Atlanta, then the pressure would bother them.

That last seven minutes we locked down defensively. We held them to 13 points in the fourth quarter.

It says a lot about the direction we're going in, with the new starting lineup a huge, huge defensive emphasis. Some guys didn't play as many minutes tonight as normal, but we really cared about doing the things that it takes to win and not about what's going to shoot up in the stat sheet.