You could use the analogy that tonight was what the doctor ordered. The outcome, the game itself, was like a B-12 shot. We're feeling better.

(Elliott) demonstrated tonight how he got those numbers early in the season. It was nice to see that for him.

Those are all the little things that are the foundation of the game, and if you don't do those things, you're not going to win. We did more of those good things tonight than we've done in a while.

Before the game, they hadn't felt that feeling of what it's like to be a confident team. After the game, they have that inside out now.

We were riding a really good wave. But when you've been around this game long enough, you know you're going to hit some storms.

I don't care what I do, as long as I'm involved in the outcome of a game,