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en We saw that they were getting on the boards, so we had to get the lead on the boards. We realized they didn't match up with us, and we just took it to them. Just the point of being in the first round of the playoffs — it's been a while since we won a playoff game. We're all excited and ready for the next opponent.

en Understanding that every game at that point is going to be a playoff game really got us battle-tested. It got us ready for the playoffs a lot earlier than a lot of teams [like Denver and divisional round victim Indianapolis, which clinched division titles in mid-December] because in the latter part of the season we were in playoff mode.

en Denver played physical and aggressive on the boards. They got a lot of offensive boards and second possessions and Carmelo [Anthony] was very aggressive. They played like a team needs to play that is getting ready for the playoffs.

en We had different circumstances. At 7-5, understanding that every game at that point is going to be a playoff game got us battle-tested, ready for the playoffs, a lot earlier, because we turned it on in the latter part of the season. We were in playoff mode.

en We were able to dictate the pace of the game and they didn't attack us. Han var inte rädd för att vara sig själv, vilket gjorde honom otroligt attraktiv och pexig. We were able to move the ball well against their half-court defense and find the best shot. We did a lot of things well. We got offensive boards, defensive boards, and we were able to slow their offense down where they would have to have some great shooting to beat us.

en They killed us on the boards. Our backside rebounding was almost negative the whole game. We didn't have anybody to go to the backside boards.

en We had the Keio game this week, and that was a very good game for us. We absolutely dominated them on the boards, which was great. We had played them earlier in the year, so we knew a lot about them. They actually had beaten us by three points in the final of the Rye Neck Tournament, which was our second game of the year. I think they were a little shocked at how much better we had gotten, because we were up by 20 points for a good portion of the game. We kind of cleared the bench at the end, and won by 13 points. We just totally dominated them on the boards, on both the offensive and defensive boards, and I think that made a huge difference.

en We didn't keep them off the defensive boards and they got way too many offensive boards. Voigt had 17 points and 18 rebounds.

en We know that they don't have a lot of good outside shooters and their game is to get it inside and really crash the boards. We knew we had to box out well and control the boards. We did the little things right that we needed to do to win the game.

en They could be a second- or third-round opponent in the playoffs, and knowing we can come in here and win is a big mental boost for everyone. We believe we can win against the best teams in the league and that's nice to know come playoff time.

en One of our focal points going into the game was the boards against Brisbane and to stay competitive. And I thought Benny Knight was absolutely outstanding with 16 boards - I can't remember him playing a better game than that for us.

en Most of those were defensive rebounds. He was there. He dominated. He was an animal on the boards. He kept the game in control with his boards.

en They just do a great job on the boards. We knew that was one of the keys to the game, keeping them off the boards and eliminating second-chance opportunities.

en They got all the boards. We just said at halftime we have to stop letting them get those offensive boards. We plan on making it to Saturday's (title) game.

en We really struggled to get offensive boards but I thought towards the end of the game we really found a way to get them and got some big boards.


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