What they said after the Hawks’ 116-101 win over the Grizzlies Friday:
"I felt like there were a lot of open opportunities. I didn't feel like any of them were bad shots or contested shots. I think Memphis is a very good defensive team. They make things difficult in the paint. Sometimes you have to take what the defense gives you. If you can make them pay, hit them at a decent percentage, whatever we had offense was not our problem." - Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer on team's 39 3-point attempts
"We play the same regardless of who we are playing or what night it is. We want to build our habits. We always want to play with great pace. Hopefully, in the long run that is going to pay off for us." - Budenholzer on pace of game
"It's good. We haven't been winning a lot lately and this is a tough place to play. To come out here and really win a game – like we really won the game – is a really good thing for us. … We don't want to get too happy. We have a long way to go but tonight is definitely a step in the right direction." - Kyle Korver on win
"Cool. When I first came into the NBA I loved Peja. When we traded for Chris Webber when I was in Philly I was so excited because I thought I was going to get to be Peja with the corner action that they always used to run (in Sacramento). It didn't quite work out like I was hoping." - Korver on moving into 10th place on all-time 3-point list
"It's the open shots we were getting. We were getting a lot of swing-swings to open 3's. We just tried to take the best shot available. They happened to be 3's tonight." - Jeff Teague on number of 3-point attempts
"The defense was the key for us. We got some stops. Then on the offensive end, we played our style. We moved the ball." - Al Hoford on Hawks' fourth-quarter run
"The faster we can play, this kind of pace, the better we'll be. We have the athletes, those type of players. If we can keep playing like this, we'll be better for it." - Horford on pace of play
"We got stops. We were very active. When we are like that, we are active on the defensive end, it starts transition. It starts us running. On top of that, we moved the basketball and got guys open shots." - Paul Millsap on fourth-quarter run
"I just want to do whatever the team needs. I have my mindset of coming back and not trying to overdo it but play within myself and let the game come to me. A lot of the plays that I made offensively was a result of that." - Kent Bazemore on return to lineup
"Deep penetration was a problem. We chased our tail far too much. Hats off to them. They made a lot of shots." - Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger on loss
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