Shaq in foul trouble makes life easy for everybody.
We made them take tough shots. We got the rebound and kind of got into transition, tried to get as many easy buckets and make it tough for them, and take them out of their comfort zone.
We really made it too easy for them. They were really playing to protect their home court and now we just have to take our opportunity by bouncing back and evening it up on Saturday.
We didn't get the job done either way. We didn't hit shots and we made it a little too easy for them in all aspects of the game.
I think our defense intensity really helped us because we were able to get a lot of easy baskets which allowed us to get some confidence and for us to feel good about ourselves.
The second half was a different story. We picked our defense up and attacked them and tried to put pressure on them for a change and try and create easy baskets. It was the turning point for us.
Life's not real easy right now. But I guess I'd rather have it this way than not at all.