On falling behind to Washington after 2 days rest and the Wizards playing a back-to-back
"They played better than us. They're relatively young and they have a lot of skilled guys out there. We allowed them to get into an unbelievable shot-making grove. It's a one-point game at halftime, which is manageable. The third quarter was what did us in. I blame myself. We need these guys better prepared to play and we're just not where we need to be."
On how to better prepare the team
"Got to keep grinding away.