AARON BROOKS Games Quotes:

I think we’d had 16 straight games that were decided by 10 or less points so to break that streak is good. I don’t remember the last time I sat on the bench at the end of the game. It felt good to be able to just sit there and relax and watch Joey run up and down the court. We haven’t had that since probably when Yao was here, so it felt good to laugh and have fun.

(On controlling the tempo of the game) “It was important to get off to a great start and we did that. We knew that they were going to go on a run, they are a good team. Monta (Ellis) was doing really good, pretty much holding up the team in that second quarter. I think the good job is that we did a good job adjusting. I think he got a little bit tired in a way but we did make adjustments, got more bodies loaded to him. We tried to make the rest of the team beat us and not just him.”

(On the importance of the win) “It’s a big win, big win. We are getting ready to go on the road. We wanted some good feelings to go on the road and everybody is upbeat and ready to go. We got a team that’s playing good basketball in Memphis. We have to be ready – ready to roll. To finally get a win that is over 10 (points), it feels kind of good.”