What they said after the Hawks’ 105-87 loss to the Heat Sunday:
"I think we were in a big hole all night. Offensively, we are not where we need to be. It's a credit to Miami and their defense. Collectively, we just have to play better. At some point, we'll find a way." – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's opening statement
"There were a couple times when we made a run and got (the deficit) to nine. Maybe had a shot, if it goes in maybe it feels different and going into the fourth quarter we have a little more momentum. I guess you could say we were knocking on the door but there was still quite a bit of distance." – Budenholzer on third-quarter rally
"At some point, we've gotta make shots. You have to go back and look at the film. In every game there are times when you have good looks and you don't make them. That's just part of the NBA. Did we have enough of those? I don't know. It feels like we aren't good enough. It's not just that we are missing open shots." – Budenholzer on first-half shooting issues
"Since we couldn't make shots that made a big difference. I know you shouldn't base it on that but that was the reality of it. I felt like we had good shots early. On the road, if you let the other team keep scoring you are going to have a hard time." – Al Horford on poor shooting
"Right now we are just trying to figure it out. As players, we need to take ownership. When we are out there, we are trying. We are trying to figure things out. We are making adjustments as a team. Teams are playing us differently. They've kind of figured out stuff we like to do. It's up to us to start finding new ways to be efficient. Some nights it works. Recently, we've been through a slump." – Horford on offensive issues
"It's about us getting comfortable making the plays that have to be made and the things that need to be done. I feel like we are paying attention. We are doing things. We just have to execute." – Horford on adjustments
"This is new but I definitely think there is (pressure coming off 60-win season). I just think we have to play basketball. We're trying so hard. Maybe we just need to play." – Horford on pressure coming off 60-win season
"You have times like this during the season. This time, I feel like we're struggling because we're trying to do the right things, trying to make the right plays, trying to do things perfect and putting a lot of pressure on ourselves. I think it's going to pay off in the end." – Paul Millsap on losing streak
"We are a team that comes up and we shoot a lot of 3's. That is who we are. We make it tough on ourselves when we don't make them, especially when they're open. Even still, we played horrible in the first half and still had an opportunity to get back into the game and make something happen. But it just didn't happen." – Millsap on poor shooting
“We are trying to find ourselves right now and there isn’t really much going our way. It is just a tough time right now. We’ve just go to stick with it. It’s just not our time right now and we’ve got to deal with it.” – Kent Bazemore on loss
"You put so much pressure on your defense when you aren't scoring the ball. We missed a lot of great shots, shots that we normally make. They were getting whatever. We were doing pretty much good defensively early on but sometimes teams go on runs and if you don't put the ball in the hole a few times, it's going to come back and bite you." – Bazemore on poor shooting
"I think it does (snowball). Some nights you just don't shoot the ball well. Tonight was one of those nights for us, especially in the first half. It's bad timing because we really wanted to play a good game tonight and I thought, for the most part, our effort was there. This is a make or miss league. At some point, you've got to make shots. It started with me in the first quarter. I had some great looks. Elbow jumpers that I've been dying to get to get some rhythm shots. Those didn't fall either. That was probably the beginning of that snowball." – Kyle Korver on poor shooting
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