Heat-Hawks Quoteboard

"I like the way we started the game. I think right now we are having a hard time fighting through any kind of adversity. If things don't go well, you have to go to the next play, go to the next possession, whatever it might be. I think that is an area where we haven't been good recently. Tonight was the same. We've just got to collectively stay together, collectively work through it." – Budenholzer on Hawks' double-digit deficits

"It's a test of each of us individually. It's a test of us collectively. Can we put anything negative behind you and go to the next possession. That's what good teams, that's what good players (do). This is a league (that) nobody's perfect. I think we've got to fight through it better. We have to be more demanding, expect more from ourselves. If something doesn't go well, you have to move on to the next play." – Budenholzer on overcoming adversity

"It's on all of us. Coaches, we've got to be better. Our leadership has to be better. Individually we have to be better. I don't think you can pin it on that or one thing. Collectively, we have to look ourselves in the mirror – coaches, players, all of us together. We have to find a way to fight through those times." – Budenholzer on whether fighting through adversity incumbent on players

"We haven't played well. It's been a tough stretch. We'll come together and have a good practice and try to do the daily work and get better." – Kyle Korver on loss

"We just couldn't make shots and it kind of kills your energy. We missed open looks. The energy just goes down. We have to be mentally tougher than that. At the end of day this is a make or miss league. Right now, we are missing a lot of shots." – Korver on team's poor shooting

"It's everything. For sure. It's all about leadership. We have high-character guys in this locker room and we've just got to put our hard hats on and go to work." – Korver on players' responsibility for overcoming adversity

"We just haven't scored the ball very well this year. We have to get our confidence going. It's going to happen. We are going to get this rolling again. Obviously, tonight was very frustrating." – Korver on Hawks shooting woes

"I'm in the worst slump of everyone. We have to continue to play hard and hopefully something we fall eventually." – Jeff Teague on Hawks' shooting woes

"You have to score to win games. We are putting so much pressure on our defense every night. We are playing good defense. We just aren't giving ourselves a chance on the other end." – Teague on recent deficits

"Me personally, I have to step up and play a lot better. I've sucked the last couple of games. Like I said, everybody has to look themselves in the mirror, come back and try to get a win Wednesday." – Teague on overcoming adversity

"It's a little frustrating because we are really close but at the same time really far. Defensively, our effort was good again. I felt like we were doing a good job. Obviously, you always have breakdowns but I was pleased how we were playing on defense. Offensively, for some reason, we are struggling – all of us. It's just the way it is." – Al Horford on loss

"We take all the responsibility for it. We haven't been performing. We've let each other down, our fans down. We understand that this is some adversity we are facing as a team. We have a lot of leaders in this locker room. We are going to come in tomorrow and go to work." – Horford on dealing with adversity

"You have to make shots. We put so much pressure on our defense trying to get stops every time without scoring baskets. It's tough. You spend so much energy on defense and you get behind when your shots are not falling. It piles up. The effort is there. We are still playing hard. Guys are going out there trying to do the right thing. It's just not a good time for us. It's still a long season. I still have faith in all this guys." – Kent Bazemore on loss

"It doesn't really matter. I'd rather score one point and win then have nights like that." –Bazemore on career-high 28 points