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NEIL SIMON It was amazing. We were just like the fans, we wanted him to keep shooting, too.
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DANA ALTMAN We wanted to try to go through him in a half-court set because he puts a lot of pressure on the defe...
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EDDIE DOMINGUEZ We threw a few guys at (Lucas) trying to keep fresh legs, and there were a couple of times we tried ...
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ERIC DICKERSON Bobby can run the bases and play defense. It was good to see him get his hands through the ball. We ...
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JEFF PAUL We were a little nervous coming in. We wanted to let the adrenaline in the first few minutes just pl...
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GREGG POPOVICH We told him to get out, but he wanted to ride it out. He was a little stubborn,
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