Friday, June 24, 2005 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit Shock 55, Washington Mystics 69
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| POSTGAME QUOTES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
On the game:“I didn’t like it a whole lot. We have these moments where we just don’t show up to play basketball and this was a classic example. All the stuff we worked on in practice all week long went out the window as soon as the game started; being physical, attacking the rim, execution of our plays, playing hard.”
On if missing free throws was a factor in the game:
On Sunday’s game against Los Angeles: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shock Guard Deanna Nolan
On practice:“We practiced well this week, being focused. Everything is together; we just don’t carry it over to the game. I don’t know why, maybe it nerves, maybe we’re scared to get yelled at. We have to figure it out.” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shock Forward Ayana Walker
On frustration and effort:“It’s really frustrating, we’re not playing with any heart, we’re just out there, we need to find that energy back when we first started. It’s our job, we get paid for winning games, not just for playing games. We aren’t’ making an effort, we’re just out there.”
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Mystics Head Coach Richie Adubato
On the three game winning streak:“We had a break last week where there was six days that we didn’t play and we were able to run a mini-training camp for three or four days, for three hours per day to get everyone together. We really got a break having that time off, we have won three since we have had that time off so we are feeling pretty good about ourselves right now.” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mystics Guard Temeka Johnson
On Detroit not having Cash and relying on Nolan:“I think that they definitely miss her because I think she is one of there leaders but Deanna Nolan is a great player and I think she can handle the pressure.” | |||||||||||||||||||||||