The Portland Trail Blazers lost a tough 125-112 contest with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Following the game, Head Coach Chauncey Billups addressed assembled media members on the team, style of play, referees, and the difficulties of developing young players.
Here are select quotes from the interview.
On the Dallas game:
I thought we responded well. We came out and had a tough, really tough, first quarter. I told our guys even before the game, I said, “The way we’re going to be running around you’ve got to hang in there.