HEAT Head Coach Stan Van Gundy

“I thought our guys battled hard. I thought our guys were sloppy with the ball as were they. It was a sloppy game with a lot of turnovers. I was happy with the way we competed. I thought we got a lot of guys a lot of minutes. It was a positive night for us.”

On the challenge of playing NJ in the first round:
“There’s a lot of challenge there. Jason Kidd’s playing as well as I’ve ever seen him play in his career and really rejuvenated. Vince Carter has averaged 30 points a game in the last dozen games or so. And Richard Jefferson is gonna play in the playoffs which gives them arguably the best perimeter players in the playoffs. We’ve got a big challenge right there. They’re a great defensive team with a great coach. I think the two best teams in the East over the last month and a half have been Detroit and New Jersey. We expect a major challenge.”

On if his wins against NJ earlier in the year means anything:
“They were there but they weren’t playing as well. They’ve raised their level of play. Lawrence adjusted things offensively what he was doing. They have changed pretty significantly since the last time we played them.”

On the impact of Richard Jefferson returning to NJ will have:
“How much of an impact he’s going to have, we’ll have to wait and see. You never know. You know Carter & Kidd and Shaq & Dwyane will have an impact, but there are a bunch of others guys that you don’t know about. I have no idea how much impact he’ll have. But he’s a great player.”

On not having his full team healthy lately:
"It has been disjointed which hasn’t been ideal, but we’ve gotten some guys some minutes this week, so I think everybody is ready to go if need be.”

On whether his team gains any momentum with the win tonight:
“I don’t know that a win tonight against the Magic really means anything going into the playoffs, but I was very happy with what went on tonight. We got Dorrell some significant minutes, and he played well. Keyon played well, I thought Christian came alive offensively. It was a good night. You gotta take it one night at a time in this business. Playoffs didn’t start tonight for us, this was the game we had to play and I was happy with it.”

HEAT Center Alonzo Mourning

"To tell you the truth, regardless of whom we have to play, everybody in this organization has had championship aspirations since the beginning of the season. My reason for leaving New Jersey was to come here and be part of a championship contender. To this day I am very confident about that. I am excited. Right now I may not show an excited look on my face, but come Sunday at 3:00pm, we are going to be on a mission. We have 16 games to win. Across the board, everybody in here understands their roles and responsibilities and what it is going to take to do that. We are going to have to make a lot of sacrifices. We have got to start making a statement with our defense. Everybody has underestimated us from the standpoint they feel we are a one-man team or a two-man team. We have enough ammunition in our gun to get through a whole gun fight. I am excited about the opportunity that we have in front of us.”

“I had a long talk with Stan. He has coached me for eight years. He understands what I bring to the table. He knows what I am capable of doing. They would not have brought me here if they were not going to use me. I would not have come here if I did not have the understanding that they were going to use me and helping them accomplish this championship goal. I will do anything in my power by any means necessary, to help this team win. Come Sunday you will see a totally different person, because unlike a lot of guys in here…I have a totally different perspective on life. By going through the things I have had to go through personally, my approach to an opportunity like this is like it is my last…because it just might be my last.”

“What has happened personally it happened with me and the New Jersey Nets is in the past. I don’t like to dwell in the past. My wife knows I don’t like to dwell in the past. I like to look forward. You learn from the past. You move on and I see so many great things happening to us in the near future.”

“New Jersey is going to be as dangerous as we allow them to be. If we don’t come prepared New Jersey is going to be dangerous. If we come and play on both ends of the floor, I don’t see New Jersey being dangerous.”

HEAT Guard Damon Jones

On matchup vs. Jason Kidd:
“It is going to be a great defensive battle for myself. He is in my mind, the best point guard in the game. He involves everybody in the game. It is going to be a tough matchup. I am going to have to keep him out of the paint and contest all his jump shots.”

“We feel like when we are playing the type of basketball that we are capable of playing with a lot of intensity and a lot of energy on both ends of the court…then we are tough to beat whether we are home or away.”