Pat Riley Exactly Quotations

We don't have an answer for that team and right now, we don't have a defensive game for it. I think you have to play against them probably four, five, six times to realize exactly what it is that you need to do to try to stop them.

He knows exactly how it is (the Bulls defend him). It's not a system; it's five against one.

He knows exactly how it is. It's very simple. It's five against one. We can live with that and we will. He saw enough to be able to create shots for other people.

We do not have any answer for that team. And right now, we don't have a defensive game to realize what it is exactly you need to do to stop that.

Last year we understood and found out exactly how lethal injuries at the wrong time can be, so I think we protected ourselves a little bit there. As a matter of fact, I think we protected ourselves big-time in that capacity if we lose a perimeter guy.

It was an absolute eye-opener. I've seen a lot of great quarters. I don't think I've ever seen one exactly like that where a team hits nine 3s (actually eight). We didn't play well, we didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row.

I have seen a lot of good first quarters. I don't think I have ever seen one exactly like that. We didn't play well.