Playing a top team like the Heat, with all their veterans, really lets us know where we stand. You could see we need a couple more days to regroup.

I expect us to be in the playoffs next year. We've got a great group of young guys and hopefully it will stay together. I think we can build off the finish we had to this season and do some great things next year.

I'm glad that Billy and all Vietnam veterans, for that matter, are finally getting this kind of recognition. It's as if they're finally getting their due.

I think you'll see a lot more offense from us this year. We have so many veterans coming back. Our speed has increased. None of our four lines will be weak or easy to cover. Contributions can come from all four lines.

It feels good. From the get-go, we knew we could beat these guys. The story all year has been us not playing up to our potential, not playing as well as we can. When we do that, we lose, and that happened a lot earlier in the season. We've learned that we have to come out with the kind of intensity we had tonight every night.

Man, we're supposed to get wins like that, ... That's a tough loss.