BILL LAIMBEER

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

There was nothing magical that the coaching staff did. This is about the players.

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

We joke around a lot with our ballclub.

That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.

I don't play them a lot of minutes. I have great starters. I have All-Stars, world champions.

It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering.

I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter.

I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you.

The Finals are about a test of wills.

It's not tough at all as long as the fans are yelling, screaming and hollering.

They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense.

I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great for basketball because it goes straight up, so you feel like the fans are on top of you.

I thought we were aggressive across the board defensively, and you could just see it grow. As the game went along, you could see the confidence grow. It showed in the fourth quarter.

We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.

The Finals are about a test of wills.

The players have to come and play. Today we did.

There was nothing magical that the coaching staff did. This is about the players.

What I've talked about the entire series and throughout this playoffs is about intensity and effort, desire and will of our players.

I don't play them a lot of minutes. I have great starters. I have All-Stars, world champions.

We joke around a lot with our ballclub.

That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.

We were able to get after the rebounds. We were able to control the paint. We were able to be physical down there.