Postgame notes and quotes: Jazz-Warriors — 'It kind of went downhill from there'
Published on Nov 6, 2010 12:23AM 0 Comments
Postgame quotes and notes following the Jazz's 85-78 road loss to Golden State on Friday at Oracle Arena.
Utah coach Jerry Sloan: "You have to give them credit. They went after us right away and tried to force us out as much as they could. … They've got some guys that are awfully tough to cover. And they pick and roll with them; they do a great job at getting them open shots. They run the plays they have to to get decent shots and they made them."
On Stephen Curry: "He made some shots; he made the free throws. They came down the stretch and everybody knows who he is. He's not a secret. He's a terrific young player."
"You know, we were still there in the ball game, we just couldn't get anything to go down. Their defense was good and they were tough."
On turnovers, poor rebounding: "It's awfully tough to win on the road when these things happen."
Paul Millsap on Curry: "A good player is going to get going."
Deron Williams on playing well and holding Golden State to 85 points but still losing: "Look at the stats. Twenty-one offensive rebounds on the road. It's tough to win when those things happen."
Williams' midsection was heavily wrapped after the game. He said he is dealing with back spasms but will be fine.
On the loss: "They came out and played hard, especially on the defensive end. They had 21 offensive rebounds and it's tough to win when a team gets that. We had 19 turnovers; I had eight. It's tough to win when we do that. We both shot badly from the field, but what made up for that was the hustle plays — they outhustled us tonight. They made the plays. We got back in the game. We fought to get it tied. And then it kind of went downhill from there."
On moving forward: "We just have to get a win tomorrow. We keep saying that it's not going to come overnight. We're going to have good stretches and some bad stretches. Tonight was just a bad game. It's frustrating because I feel I should be playing better. And if I play better, the team plays better. I just need to do a better job."
Williams, Millsap and Ronnie Price stared straight ahead while sitting at their lockers during the postage interview session. Williams was down and frustrated, but credited the Jazz for largely executing their game plan and holding Golden State in check.
Al Jefferson: "It's always disappointing to lose. We had our chances the whole game. We just needed that one stop or that one shot to go in for us, and maybe the game would have turned out differently for us."
On getting outrebounded: "They do a great job getting to the basket. They forced us to get out and help on their penetration. That opens up opportunities for them. They're a great combination for them at the four and five, and they're both great offensive rebounders, so it was rough."
The last time the Jazz allowed an opposing player to grab 20 rebounds was Paul Gasol on Dec. 12, 2009.
Millsap recorded his third double-double of the season and Al Jefferson collected his second.
Monta Ellis had a career high seven steals.
The Jazz were outscored 26-8 in second-chance points and 46-32 in the paint.
Utah was outscored in every quarter but the second, when the teams each scored 23 points. The Jazz scored 23 points or less during each period.
Utah held Golden State to 37.6 percent (35 of 93) from the field and 14.3 percent (2 of 14) behind the 3-point line. The Warriors also shot just 59.1 percent (13 of 22) from the free throw line. And the Jazz still lost.
Solid games from Williams, Millsap, Jefferson and C.J. Miles. But no other Utah player recorded more than seven points, while Ronnie Price, Raja Bell and Andrei Kirilenko combined to shoot 4 of 18.
Zero minutes for Kyrylo Fesenko, who is recovering from gastric distress.
Zero points and three rebounds for Earl Watson in 9:48. He did not attempt a shot.
Bell slapped hands with several Warriors during an early timeout.
— Brian T. Smith
