On the team's ability to make big offensive plays down the stretch in the fourth quarter:

"There was some poise. Understanding what we were trying to accomplish down the stretch. Who had the hot hand versus being able to share it, making some plays down on the back end of the game I thought was really good for our guys."

On Jase Richardson’s spark in a big moment:

"I thought he was big time. I thought he did a great job with his energy, his effort, his toughness. Being able to push the pace. I just really loved like he plays with a level of confidence and toughness about him throughout the entire night on both sides of the ball."

On finding a way to win despite uncharacteristic defense:

"It was big. Our ability to get downhill, get to the free throw line, we shared it, we moved it, we trust the pass. Our defense was not what it needed to be, and I think there's games like that in the league, but our ability to sit down and get stops is what we've got to continue to hang our hat on, but our guys stayed with it, stayed the course, and just found a way down the stretch."

On what broke down defensively (initial thoughts before film):

"I'm going to have to go back and watch the film. What broke down is us being in a stance and not being able to keep anybody in front of us."

On Wendell Carter Jr.'s importance on the glass:

"I can never say enough about Wendell Carter Jr. What he does without even having to get a shot, get a play run for him. He just does everything the right way and he's just continuing to try to just play setting solid screens, hitting rollers, guarding multiple positions without batting an eye and I think that just says so much about how much he means to this team and how his toughness and his level of consistency has been great for us this year."

On Anthony Black's growth as a passer/playmaker:

"Just recognizing situations like that. What they were running, we hadn't run for a while. He recognizes one scenario, we get the layup one time and he goes back to it. And I think that's just recognition of a point guard seeing what's working and taking advantage of it. And I think that's part of the growth of him, not just being able to get downhill to attack the basket and defend their team's best players at times, but being able to make plays for others on your team is what's so important for him and for us."

On the huge second-quarter turnaround that set the stage:

"We stopped BSing and tried to make it and stopped trying to make it a rat race game. Like, we weren't guarding. We were letting guys go by as we were a step slow in a lot of ways and then guys got a little pissed off. We changed a little bit of the rotation and guys stepped in and decided to guard. I mean, our defense started to create our offenses, which is what we've talked about doing all year long."

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