On defense and Tai Dillard - “Defense made a difference and rebounding, too. I thought Tai Dillard, a little rookie coming in, was huge. All I told her to focus on was defense. I told her, ‘Play it the way you know how to play it.’ We put her on (Sue) Bird and it looked like she (Bird) got a little frazzled with that. Lauren (Jackson) got frustrated because it got a little physical in there, but hey, I’m really proud of them. I’m pleased with the poise they had down the stretch. That’s something that this team struggles with – poise. We get up and we get down, but they kept everything at an even keel tonight.”

On Kamila Vodichkova going out early - "I know she was very instrumental on the boards and we focused in on her knowing that she was going to take it strong. She’s a very good player. Again, we were just focusing on things that we needed to do. We struggled in there just defending their post players even when she went out so I don’t think we were even paying attention. We were just trying to get our act together."

On her injury - “ In the first half I got screened really, really bad and I bumped knees with another girl, either (Kamila) Vodichkova or (Lauren) Jackson. It was really bothering me and I was limping throughout the game. With I think two minutes left in the game we had like a seven-point lead and coach decided to take me out because of me limping around. It’s probably a bruise, a deep bruise, because it’s really bothering me right now and I’m a bit concerned, but I’m hoping it’s nothing serious.”

On playing at home vs. on the road – “Playing on the road is tough. Last year we had the characteristics to get away games. We’re learning right now. It’s hard to play against another team and their fans. It’s good to be home. We appreciate the fans and the crowds."

On Kamila Vodichkova going out early - "I had other players defending me, too, after that (laughs). All injuries are hard. I don’t wish for anybody to get injured no matter who it is. I think we finally played good as a team – on defense especially."

On the game - "We just didn’t defend. This is a team that is averaging 63 points and we gave up 87 and 37% is what they shoot from the floor and they hit 45%. The bottom line is we just didn’t get down and guard them. And when we did, we fouled them. It was a breakdown on our part. We just did not handle penetration and we fouled (Marie) Ferdinand and (Adrianne) Goodson and put them on the line. I’ll give up those points. Margo was scoring some tough baskets. There is not a whole lot we can do about them, but the penetration killed us. Ferdinand away from the basket, to the rim. We just did not get it done defensively. We got beat every which way. Give them credit."

On the offense - “We were disorganized on offense much of the game. It seems like we stand around and watch Lauren go to work too much these days. She is playing unbelievably. Just like a spectator, you get caught up in what she going to do next and frankly I think we got caught up in a little of that tonight.”

On rebounding from the loss - "We’re going to get through it and play our game. The way that we’re going to win is to play hard defense. We need to be more aggressive and not be so passive. Everyone needs to step up and play their roles."

On having an off night - “We still could have won that game. It was just a matter of us not playing how we can.”

On the Playoffs - “Nothing is set in stone. We’re not in the playoffs yet. We don’t have the three or four-seed. We have nothing right now. We need to win our next game. And from here on out we need to keep thinking that. We need to win our next game, we need to win our next game. And we do not have an easy walk. We have Phoenix at Phoenix where we have struggled a little bit. At Houston, at San Antonio. I think every team in the WNBA is going to be tough.”