What they said after the Hawks’ 107-94 loss to the Thunder:
"We put ourselves in a little bit of a hole. I don't think at times we were playing that well and Oklahoma City was playing at a very high level. We made a great run in the third quarter. Got it to one but just didn't have enough to get over the top. They got some separation at the end of the third quarter and were able to maintain it. Every night one team makes a couple shots, makes a couple plays. Give them credit. They did it tonight." – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's opening statement
"I think we had a 23-point (defensive) quarter overall and during that time we found a way to get some stops, take care of the boards, made a few shots, got some open looks, got to the basket. We played well there. We just didn't make enough plays to put us over." – Budenholzer on Hawks' third-quarter run
"There was maybe a little more emphasis on Paul. I think he made some good decisions to find open guys. I think they have some good interior defenders. (Serge) Ibaka as an individual defender is obviously good. (Millsap) didn't find his spots or find shots." – Budenholzer on Millsap
"Al got 14 shots. At some point it's just indicative that we've got a make a few more of those shots. I thought he had some opportunities. He was a part of that second-half run when we cut it but then we had a couple more (shots), including him, where if we make them it's a little different." – Budenholzer on Horford
"A few times they were loading up and forcing me to pass it and try to find guys. They made it tough, especially on the drive penetration that I normally get." – Paul Millsap on Thunder's defensive effort on him and Horford
"He kept us in the game. His aggressiveness. He just came out and really kept in the game because it could have gotten ugly there early. He stepped up. He was solid for us. That allowed us to come out in the second half and be more competitive." – Al Horford on Kent Bazemore
"It's tough. We worked our way back in the game. We had opportunities to take the lead and we just couldn't capitalize on it." – Horford on third-quarter run
"For the most part I was happy with the shots I was getting. I'll take the blame for a lot of it. Those are shots I normally make. I felt good they just weren't falling. I try to do other things to help – on defense, rebounding. But they just weren't falling. … A lot of the shots I took were contested. They made a better effort." - Horford on his night
"They made a lot of shots, some timely shots. We played hard. They just executed at the end and made some timely shots." – Jeff Teague on loss
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