On team's effort: "Our effort was good. At the end of three quarters it was a one-point game and in the fourth, they just played at a higher level and so, we have to put 48 minutes together. First game, we really struggled in the first and third. We saw that a little bit tonight. The second and fourth are the two we lost tonight and going home, we have to put 48 great minutes together. They are a hell of a team and they played really well."
On Rondo getting just 34 seconds in the second half: "Well, he got his fourth foul so I took him out.