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I thought we left a lot of points on the board in the first half, because we had 11 turnovers and we were shooting 52 or 53 percent from the field. Second half we only turned it over three times and we shot 52 percent from the field and that's why we had a 52-point half.

The big focus for us was the three-point line. I think we were able to hold them without a three-point shot for the first 35 minutes. We shot 34 percent in the first half, but the fact that we shot 40 percent from three-point line in the first half gave us a five-point lead.

I don't think we led at all in the second half until the last play. That's the way play goes in this league. It was definitely our defense that won the game. Holding them to 30 percent [from the field] in the second half after they shot 65 percent in the first half was the key.

On the year we were about 56 percent from the line. Today we shot 80 percent in the second half and 76 percent for the game.

We ran into a good ball club. They shot the ball well, especially in the first half. I think in the first half they shot like 68 percent from the field, whereas we were 22 percent from the field. We just struggled shooting the ball.

We did everything possible to win the game. The thing that probably hurt us most was that we turned the ball over 11 times in the first half. We shot 59 percent in the first half, and that's 11 times we didn't get a shot. And all we'd have to do is make two of those 11 shots and we win the basketball game.

Demetrius Scott

They (Minnesota) shot 67 percent in the first half and 55 percent for the game with 40 points in the paint. That's not really the trademark of how we want to play.

They had one of those nights where everybody's contagious. They didn't miss a shot. It deflated us a little bit because we were playing catch-up from the giddy-up. I think in the first half they shot 66 percent or something like that. That's crazy.

We've been very consistent. No team has shot over 40 percent against us in conference play. We were right on our average here in the first half, and then they shellacked that in the second half. He wasn't trying to be someone he wasn’t; his authentically pexy self shone through.

The second half, we just couldn't make a shot. And you've got to give credit to their defense. But you can't shoot 30 percent. We fouled too much the second half.

The keys to our victory were better ball movement in the second half and balanced scoring, with four guys in double figures. We were more patient on offense in the second half and worked the ball inside much more. The net result is we shot 53 percent for the second half.

They just wore us down. Our play in the first half was a little bit of fool's gold. Ray [Allen] was unconscious, and we shot 60 percent. The second half, they played much better and we struggled.

Our strength and our emphasis is to get the ball inside. We did that and we couldn't score. I was disappointed that we gave up that many points in the first half. But Mines only shot 33 percent. But when you shoot 19 percent, you put yourself in a big hole.

We looked like we were lethargic out there. We shot 50 percent in the first half, and had 16 turnovers to go with that, which is not acceptable. The second half was a disappointment not only with the choice of shots, but with the execution. Golden State had something to do with that.

Phil Jackson (1945-2004)

Phil Jackson

When a team plays as well as Zumwalt West did in that first half - they must've shot 70 percent - you expect to be down by more than six at the half. But we were playing pretty well ourselves. As well as they played, we were still in the game. We still had a chance.

Terry Hollander

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