TJ McConnell on Rick Carlisle's small market comments regarding calls We love Rick showing that type of energy on the court but that's not the feeling that we have in the locker room We're not going to sit here and blame officials We gotta be better It's just that simple

Mike Brown on first tech of the year One of the things that I wanted to get across to the guys is we're good enough to win despite whatever the officials are calling out on the floor the growth in that area trying to leave the officials alone was something that I pointedly tried to do

Royer Rick Carlisle on Luka Doncic He's the greatest player I've ever coached He'll be an MVP I coached Dirk Nowitzki we won a championship together But Luke is just he's the extra special of the most extra special just in terms of everything he can do on the basketball floor

TJ McConnell hustles for the steal drawing a foul from Atlanta

TJ McConnell fakes out the Indiana Pacers bench by acting like he hurt his hamstring on the fastbreak layup

JB Bickerstaff Our guys deal with a lot They are not the ones that initiate They Stewart and Durren aren't the ones who crossed the line tonight It was clear through frustration of what JD was doing they crossed the line

Royer Rick Carlisle on Luka Doncic He's the greatest player I've ever coached He'll be an MVP I coached Dirk Nowitzki we won a championship together But Luka is just he's the extra special of the most extra special just in terms of everything he can do on the basketball floor