We've been able to grind out this long season and make a few shots and get some defensive stops.

We had to get stops the old-fashioned way. We were able to get a lot of stops and grind it out against them. We just had to use a tempo we aren't used too.

It started on the defensive end. I got a couple of stops. I was able to get guys involved and, after that we were able to get a comfortable lead. A team like Charlotte always plays hard and never gives up. Whenever we would make a run, we knew we had to turn it up defensively.

We'll be able to do something with these instead of grind 'em up.

It's a reward to our kids for their hard work for the last 115 or 116 days. To be able to play a championship game at their home place, they have earned the right to play it, but they haven't earned the right to win it.

At this moment we're disappointed. To say you're one of the final eight teams is a great accomplishment. At this point in time it feels terrible. Tomorrow it will feel a little bit better, and the day after that it will feel a little bit better.