We were sloppy in the first half. We reached too much. We settled for jump shots instead of getting the ball inside.
We had some dumb fouls and you can't let a team shoot that many more free throws than you.
He still did a lot of things that helped them. He penetrated and kicked it out to open shooters.
You can't miss out on those chances. It is too late in the playoffs and a good team will make you pay.
We stayed in that offensive muck that we had in the second quarter. The difference was that we stayed close in the first half by playing good defense and rebounding well.
That's no easy task for any team. But it was even tougher to beat a team that's as good as Stratford.
We weathered the storm and stayed close. You can't make them all.
It was a big win for us. You don't want to say you're out of it with a loss when you still have four games to go. But now we control our own destiny instead of needing help.
We knew that Donovan could shoot the ball well. We had that on the scouting report. But we didn't think he would shoot it that well.
We got our intensity back and started making things happen. I was happy that we didn't quit.
