On the impact of turnovers against Detroit:

"26 points off turnovers. That's what they did. We talked about it before the game, showed the film—they reach, they grab, they swipe at the ball. We were too loose with it in a lot of these moments. But you got to give Detroit a ton of credit. That's the reason why they're the number one team in the East—because they get after it physically, they get after it defensively. We've got to do a much better job of valuing the possessions in a game like this. You hold a team to 106, but you gave them 26 of them."

On what broke down defensively in the paint:

"26 points off turnovers. So you're going another half the numbers are basically because of the transition. They were getting layups. It's hard to keep them out of the paint when it's wide open in transition. So it was the turnovers that led to those. Some of it was we got to do a better job of our closeouts, understanding who we're closing out to. They are an attack-middle team that wants to get downhill and get to the paint. We've got to do a better job of that. We did a good job on Duncan Robinson and taking out the three, but then our ability to contain the basketball in those situations and not turn it over."

On struggling to finish around the rim :

"Tonight you got to give Detroit a ton of credit for what they did at the rim. They had somebody there all the time. Their low man was present each time we attacked the basket. You stop the film and pause at any time, they got three and four guys around you. We did have some wide-open sprays, some wide-open looks that just didn't go down at the right moment. When those long shots go up and there's a long rebound, they were off to the races. We got to do a better job of getting downhill knowing how much of a crowd is there and being able to pass it out and keep trusting that pass. But when you get down there and you can finish, you have to finish."

On the game of runs by Detroit in the fourth quarter after a timeout:

"Going back and I have to go back and look at the film, but I'm guessing after the timeout, three or four turnovers happened after that. A great look—I think we come out of the timeout, Jett gets a great wide-open look in that corner. It just doesn't go down and now they're off to the races. I think it's those things right there of being able to set ourselves down, knowing exactly what we're going to get into and how to attack it. But you have to give Detroit a ton of credit for how they defend and put you in different situations by reaching and getting hands on the basketball. You're not just going to be able to easily run through your sets."

On Paolo Banchero's turnovers and whether teams are defending him differently without Franz Wagner:

"I'll have to go back and look at the film and a lot of it. I think tonight you just have to credit Detroit with so much of it because of how they play. There's a reason why they lead the league in points off turnovers, top five in deflections and steals. They're getting their hand on the basketball at all times. When we get downhill, we have to know guys are reaching and swiping. The moment you turn your back, you're going to have three guys ready to take the basketball from you. We've got to create pockets and open space for guys to be able to have outlets. Then we just got to be tighter with the basketball."

On Tristan da Silva's productive offensive night:

"Consistency is key for us. Our ability to try to keep the same lineups as best as possible, but when he plays aggressive—started out the game aggressively, got downhill. They got a couple blocks at the rim, but he was not afraid to get in there. Stepping into his shot with confidence. He had a great downhill attack for a lob with Dell. That's what we're going to need because if teams are going to be loaded up on one side on Paolo and Desmond, we got to have other guys that can step in and make plays."

On what the result says about the team against the top team in the East:

"Right now, I'm looking at the column which is a loss, and so it says that we got to do a better job of taking care of the basketball no matter who's on the floor. We got to do a better job of trusting—continue to trust the pass. The other side of it is that they started off that first quarter. They had seven offensive rebounds quick. That's a key thing when you're trying to guard and defend the right way. You got to finish out possessions. Yeah, we did some good things within this game. It's a tale of two halves again. We come out and play well, play hard, and then that second half they turned up the heat. We turned it over. Give them credit for the way that they play. But it was a good test for us to see what we can do and how much we can continue to get better."

On Detroit's defensive intensity in the second half:

"I think those are things that you got to look at at halftime, which we did. Again, it's a tale of two halves. Something was working and at the end of the day you have to stick with what is working and you're not going to change that in the second half. Now they did pick up the defense, but the ability for us to recognize what was happening—Ausar did well, Jalen did well, but at the end of the day you have steals and you have turnovers. You have Ausar with two steals, Tobias with two steals, Jalen with two steals, Cade Cunningham with two steals, Caris LeVert with two steals, and then you have Jenkins with three steals. It's all of them. That's 19 turnovers for 26 points. We got to be better there and recognize what the game plan is and now we got to take care of the basketball. That is what this game was tonight. Taking care of the basketball. We did not do it and now we have a chance to get it back against Washington in this next game coming up."

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