What they said after the Hawks’ 124-86 win over the 76ers Wednesday:
"I think all up and down the roster on both ends of the court a lot of guys played well. I think our activity defensively in creating turnovers is something that helps our offense. The ball is moving and we are able to get some good looks and convert. I'm happy to see a lot of guys play well." – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's opening statement
"I think the bench, more often than not, has been really good for us. I would say the same thing, our bench tends to do it with their defense. I think they've got a real disruptive way about them. I think it leads to good offense. Our whole team feeds off of that. I thought the group that played a lot of the fourth quarter, ball movement, making good reads good decisions and continued to play well. That contributes to points off the bench." – Budenholzer on bench scoring
"I would say our guys, it was not necessarily instruction, the activity was on another level tonight. There are opportunities with the way the game played that they could jump some passing lanes and take some opportunities. Tonight was beneficial for us." – Budenholzer on creating turnovers
"Even though their record doesn't show it, they are a dangerous team. They are a team that plays hard. You can't take them lightly. I feel like every time we've come here, we are ready to go. That is very important. Hopefully we can carry this momentum to Friday's game." – Al Horford on win
"They had some careless turnovers, bad passes they were throwing. But the other thing was active hands. I felt like our hands were great tonight. Really deflecting passes, anticipating. I think that made a big difference." – Horford on creating turnovers
"The bench has to continue to play like we are playing. It all starts with the first group and how they are competing. When they are competing like that, it rubs off on us. We've got to keep the intensity on the defensive end when we get in there and the offense will come." – Tim Hardaway Jr. on bench play
"To be honest, it's about sharing the ball for us. I think we did that well tonight. Shots were falling. We were finding the open man. We were able to play inside and out. … We have something good going on with the guys who come from the bench. We come and contribute. It was great to have that tonight. It allows the guys with the heavy minutes to get a little bit more rest." – Thabo Sefolosha on bench play
"I think so. We tried not to get too high. We tried not to get too low when we lose. We've been playing a little bit up and down so far. We've just tried to adjust. We look each other in the eyes and commit to what we have going." – Sefolosha on breaking slump
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