 you know James got some key buckets down the stretch. I take my hat off to the Pistons they they were physical play good defense very well coached. You know made it hard on us we didn't make shots which is uncharacteristic but- you know it in key moments you know we we were able to get baskets and more importantly get stops so- James made a couple key plays but- but everyone did a good job of making sure that you're there they're winning plays and- sometimes you have to find a way to win even when you don't have your best stuff. Top day for three pointers outside of Andrew and Joe just how much the attribute that to their defense for shots just simply not going in or something else. Both like I said I want to give him some credit- you know we for some tough threes but- we also have a- coach Casey does a heck of a job they play hard they play. Physically and- you know we didn't have a great game but you got to give them some credit. Brian Lewis with the New York Post. Obviously you guys have shown that you can play pretty basketball but. When an opponent is physical kind of muck the game up makes it a defensive slug test is this the sort of game. That you guys don't have a chance to play. You know I think it's it's a it's a positive sign you know they. You know they made it difficult for us we we were making shots we fumbled a lot of plays that we normally convert- you know but we hung in their show competitiveness defensively didn't make a ton of mistakes defensively and- you know whether weathered it and found ways to win but. You know that that's only you know you know. You want to give them a lot of credit for that but at the same time we found a way to win so I feel positive about. The win less so about necessarily how we got there. Christian Winfield with New York Daily News. Coach you know we've talked about we've talked a lot about how that Detroit game service kind of like a turning point for this season I'm just curious did you guys have this game somewhat circled on maybe not a real calendar but was this game in the back of the guys minds collectively and was it really important for you guys to come ahead and get this win especially because of how things went in Detroit. You know I don't want to make too much of that I don't think the guys had it circled- you know and in a sense you know you could the poetry would have been to lose to him again because we've been talking about the Detroit game for three four weeks so- you know they they're extremely competitive and physical and we weathered it- found a way to win but- not not a great performance clearly but- you know like like we've we've all said already is is you got to find different ways to win and I think tonight we found- that we can win a game that's a little bit sloppy free by our standards- and I just shows our guys will stick together will compete together and we'll find different ways to win. Tom doubted Brooklyn that's dot com. You know with the way the game developed how significant was you know Landry's third quarter- score eleven points for you there. The birthday boy was great he- you know he's he's on a hot streak here and it's awesome to see me it's a really big shots for us- you know we wouldn't know one- the Boston game without him and we you know we wouldn't know one tonight without him so- pivotal performances from Landry and- you know we definitely needed those big baskets he made tonight.