What they said after the Hawks’ 109-98 loss to the Wizards Wednesday:
"Tough loss. Credit to Washington, the way they finished the season beating Charlotte on Sunday, Brooklyn and now us. I think we'll obviously have to be better. We'll have to turn the page and get ready for the playoffs. I think our group and coaches are looking forward to it." – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer's opening statement
"All that matters are the guys who play. Those guys were out there. They played. I thought the executed on both ends of the court. It's the old line, they are in the NBA. There are a lot of good players on that roster." – Budenholzer on losing to a Wizards team missing four starters
"When you find out how that game went, it's natural. You could be the three. I don't think it's something to dwell on or spend much time on. It's time to get ready for this weekend." – Budenholzer on missing out on No. 3 seed
"It's time. Eighty-two games are done. This season starts now. It's time to keep our heads up and start preparing and getting ready (for the playoffs)." – Budenholzer on post-game message
"It is disappointing. We are starting a new season now. We are excited about what is ahead." – Al Horford on loss
"It never fails that a team, you take out all their best players, and the bench comes in and plays great. Seen that all year. They hit shots. We missed a bunch of layups. It wasn't our best game." – Paul Millsap on loss
"No. Not at all." – Millsap on whether he is concerned with loss
"It's very disappointing. It's very disappointing. We just played sloppy tonight. It's inexcusable. But it's done. We move on to the next game. It's the playoffs and we have a fresh start. We are excited about that. We'll start getting ready for that." – Kyle Korver on loss
"Obviously, not the way you want to end the season. But clunkers happen. We've been playing pretty well of late. We weren't sharp and missed a lot of layups and shots we normally make. Then we lost focus as a unit. They played great. We played pretty good. We moved the ball but we had some careless turnovers." – Kent Bazemore on loss
"I think, unfortunately, it's a little bit reflected of the season. We lost a lot of games that on paper we should be winning. The one against Miami (following the All-Star break) comes to mind for me. It's something that we have to keep in mind and we've got to use this as a learning tool. A game like this is all a mindset more than anything else." – Thabo Sefolosha on loss
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