Brazil
04-26-2010, 04:16 PM
San Antonio made a big step forward to the playoffs semi finals after a third victory over Dallas.
Tony, after a crazy game, you finally won Dallas 92-89…
It was really crazy. But we have to stay clear-headed. The job is not done yet. We’re now leading 3-1 and it’s true we’ve made a big step forward to the semi finals. But we’re not there yet. We still have a game to win and Dallas is not going to give it away. They’ll never give up.
But losing a game while you’re leading 15 points is hard to deal with?
Of course it’s hard! The Mavericks have just been knocked out. But we shouldn’t bury them. If we managed to change the game it’s because the fans were behind us. They supported us until the very end. In two days, it’s Dallas turn to count on their fans.
Tim Duncan only scored 4 points in the whole game. Manu Ginobili wasn’t very successful either. How can you explain this victory?
It’s all about the Spurs as a whole. It makes the difference when the major players are not successful. In this Game 4, it was George Hill’s night (29 points). But there’s also the huge defense performance of Antonio Mc Dyess on Dirk Nowitski. If Nowitski wasn’t as good as usual it’s because of Antonio’s job. Besides that, there is also Richard Jefferson or Blair, who grabbed very important offensive rebounds.
What can you tell us about Tuesday’s game ?
We want to finish the job. We have to give Dallas no chances to come back. We’re going to work very seriously for 2 days so we could be done with this series.
Tony, after a crazy game, you finally won Dallas 92-89…
It was really crazy. But we have to stay clear-headed. The job is not done yet. We’re now leading 3-1 and it’s true we’ve made a big step forward to the semi finals. But we’re not there yet. We still have a game to win and Dallas is not going to give it away. They’ll never give up.
But losing a game while you’re leading 15 points is hard to deal with?
Of course it’s hard! The Mavericks have just been knocked out. But we shouldn’t bury them. If we managed to change the game it’s because the fans were behind us. They supported us until the very end. In two days, it’s Dallas turn to count on their fans.
Tim Duncan only scored 4 points in the whole game. Manu Ginobili wasn’t very successful either. How can you explain this victory?
It’s all about the Spurs as a whole. It makes the difference when the major players are not successful. In this Game 4, it was George Hill’s night (29 points). But there’s also the huge defense performance of Antonio Mc Dyess on Dirk Nowitski. If Nowitski wasn’t as good as usual it’s because of Antonio’s job. Besides that, there is also Richard Jefferson or Blair, who grabbed very important offensive rebounds.
What can you tell us about Tuesday’s game ?
We want to finish the job. We have to give Dallas no chances to come back. We’re going to work very seriously for 2 days so we could be done with this series.