I think we were playing scared to lose. It was not our effort, but that we were worried to fall behind early.

There were so many penalties at the start that it was hard to get going. But we made a lot of progress from the last game. We played harder and smarter, but we still have a long way to go.

This was a huge game. (Chicago) is a team that is not used to missing the playoffs.

It obviously wasn't the result we were looking for, but our guys gave their best effort. I still feel like we can bounce back from this and have a good shot to win the tournament.

I expect both teams to come out with a lot of heart and effort. It's all or nothing for both of us: The winner gets a shot at playing for the championship; the loser goes home.

It was really a team effort, because running around all those double screens, even triple screens, and handoffs, you need the big men to step up and give support, and they did. There was no way I could do it myself running around all those screens.