Thunder-Hawks Quoteboard

What they said after the Hawks’ 106-100 win over the Thunder Monday:

"Obviously, Oklahoma City being one of the elite teams in our league, to be able to compete with them and find a way to win. It was a game with a lot of runs. They made a huge run at the end of the second quarter. For us to gather ourselves after taking that punch. We went down by four late in the fourth quarter and again were able to gather and make enough plays down the stretch. Lots of different guys individually really played well. Defensively, I thought Thabo (Sefolosha) made it as tough as possible on (Kevin Durant) and Paul (Millsap) and Al (Horford) in the paint and blocking shots. Collectively, it's a good win for our group. Hopefully, we can build on this." - Mike Budenholzer opening statement

"I had the win in my mind. I wanted to win this game. Everybody was battling out there. I wanted to do that same thing and help the team win." - Thabo Sefolosha on win

"Just driving the ball. Just trying to make plays. I had been a little careless with the ball in the first half. In the second half, I made a conscious effort to attack more and get to the paint." - Jeff Teague on game-winning layups

"We are learning and we are growing that when a team is making a run not to get rattled. I felt like we kept our composure really well. When a guy like that gets hot, he's tough to stop. We kept our cool, finally got some stops and scored the basketball when we needed it." - Paul Millsap on holding off Thunder's late run

"Our energy level was really good. We set the tone in the game early defensively. We really did a good job. They are such a talented team. It was hard for us to keep them away. They came back a couple of times and really made us work for this game." - Al Horford on win