"We gave it hard-fought battle, but Kevin hit a great shot at the end. We played well enough to win. We had a great chance to win. We played great defensively. They shot 38 percent from the field." -- Amar'e Stoudemire
"The encouraging thing is we played well. We played well tonight, played well [Friday in San Antonio]. I think we're coming out of our malaise. But we lost a tough one." -- Mike D'Antoni
"I think we have the pieces right now. I don't think any of the trade talks have been a distraction. We can't control any of that. We just have to go out there and continue to play." -- Danilo Gallinari
