Quotes by Josh Howard

“Were just trying to hold teams under a certain percentage. Its a challenge for us and we take it out there every game. We study film, we have goals we set before every game and we try to reach those goals. We do reach those goals. As a team, we go out there and play hard every night on the defensive end.”

“It was just me being a little more aggressive. I was in a little foul trouble in the first half and really didnt get to play like I really wanted to so I came out there in the second half just trying to do what I wanted to do in the first half.”

“We didnt execute well. (Davis and Richardson) really hurt us in the fourth quarter. We just didnt communicate.”

“With Damp coming in, hes bring a lot more energy. Thats what we needed from him. I think thats going to get him his drive back.”

“Its a big motivator. Weve been a good defensive team and dont want to let that happen again. Were conscious of who can score the ball on the other team. We take that as a personal challenge.”

“A lot of people still dont think we play great defense. We let that go in one ear and out the other.”

“Were going to take the win no matter what. It was a good win for us and it kept the streak alive.”

“We did a great job with our team defense on him. Everybody who had a chance to guard him did a hell of a job.”

“We played right into their game.”

“We had some good looks. Guys were finding each other, we were just playing great Mavericks basketball. We came out and put them away early.”