"I think I said to the refs, too, I said to the ref, 'If (the Mavericks) let us hang around and we can scrap our way back into the game, we'll have a chance to win it,' " [Isiah Thomas] said.

"They feel like we should be doing something, they're going to let us know about it," guard Jamal Crawford said. "And sometimes you can use that as motivation. But you also don't want to feel like you have a lot of road games as well when you're at home."

"He was conscious. He wasn't trying to move too much. I'm sure he was feeling pain in his arms and legs. I just hope he's OK."