Rick Carlisle Move Quotations

He (Jackson) tried, but he was struggling to move out there. When he came out, we just decided he couldn't go anymore.

He just wasn't able to cut on it and move the way he needs to. We are just hopeful that with another day and a half of rest, it'll calm down and he'll be able to play.

He tried it, but he was struggling to move out there. We'll hope he feels better Saturday (at Milwaukee).

We're excited to move up in the standings by winning. I wish I could say we are playing really good basketball, but we obviously have struggled. It's been a tough road. We've got some things to do to look more like a team that can really compete at a high level in the playoffs.

That move gives them more scoring off the bench. Gordon is a guy that proved last year he's instant offense. They have Chandler also coming off the bench, giving them size and mobility and energy there.

It was clear that having him out there tonight would be the wrong thing to do. He just wasn't able to cut on it and move the way he needs to.

You have to just move on and deal with it. That's about it.

It's bad news that we had an opportunity to move up and didn't, but it's good news that everybody lost. Right now, that stuff isn't as important as how we're playing over a course of 48 minutes. We have to tighten some areas to give ourselves a chance to win against anybody.