Found the rest of Pop's quote.
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"Don't ask me why we didn't play tougher. Because if I knew, we'd have played differently."
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Popovich, known for saving a tirade for midseason to get his team's attention, said he has already tried that -- "five of six times."
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"For some reason, I'm not getting through to this group."
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"Bottom line, we just haven't jelled as a group, to date," said Popovich before the game.
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"We haven't developed a trust, a communication, a camaraderie as far as executing on the court -- which is strange for us. We've never had that situation, really. . . .
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"Everybody [in the West] is kind of in the same muck. The Lakers aren't playing as well as they have in the past, although the Lakers are better than everybody else in the West.
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"We're all in the same boat, really. Nobody's really stepping out of it and playing really good consistent basketball. We're all kind of up and down."