What they said after the Hawks’ 106-97 win over the Trail Blazers:
"Three quarters of very good defense, very good activity, a lot of good things happening. I think the fourth quarter is not what we want it to be. We'd like to be better in the fourth quarter. We are getting closer with the first three quarters. I thought Portland, no matter who was playing, the played extremely hard. They executed. They made some tough shots. They kept fighting. They kept competing. It's a credit to their players and coach. It's a good win. We appreciate, especially those first three quarters. We have to keep getting better and build off that." – Coach Mike Budenholzer's opening statement
"It seems like the bench is coming the last few games. We need that." – Budenholzer on bench play
"There is some discussion of that, some talk of that. Every coach and team and group is different. He looked like he could have played another 48 minutes to me. We tend to stick to what we do. Trying to play our way with people movement and ball movement and not really get into a one-on-one situation or an attack situation." – Budenholzer on Trail Blazers' Tim Frazier playing 47-plus minutes
"It feels good. It's been a while since we've been streaking. We hit a little rough patch there. We've been doing the same things we've been doing all year. Shots are starting to fall. It feels real good right now." – Kent Bazemore on win
"We are being more consistent on the defensive end. The first three quarters for us today were very good. The fourth was not so good. We were able to finish the game." – Al Horford on win
"I just wanted to play. I wanted to be on the court. I was like 'Oh (shoot).' I put it in (my sock) and kept playing." – Dennis Schroder on losing a veneer on his tooth
"It was funky. I kind of hyperextended it. It's unheard of for an ankle. I don't know. I tweaked it. Let's say that. I taped it up, got back out there and got to work." – Paul Millsap on injury left ankle
"It's just sticking with it, being confident as a team and in what we do individually. It's been working for us for a while now. We have to stay with it and not worry too much." – Thabo Sefolosha on four-game win streak
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