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Post-game reaction after the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday behind Jeff Teague's 26 points to even their second-round series at two games apiece.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Randy Wittman, Washington Wizards Head Coach

"Like I said, our effort and courage and everything was there, heart was there. We kept fighting, as we talk all the time, it's a long game. What was it down ten at half? We were in that same position in game one. So we had confidence, we came out and did the right things, just get ourselves in a position coming down the stretch to win the game and we did that. So, but when you get in these tight games it boils down to the team that's making the fewest mistakes. And we turned it over 17 times, which hurts. But hey, they, we will continue to fight and I like that."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Budenholzer, Atlanta Hawks Head Coach

"I think the mentality of our group coming out to start the game and working to maintain both ends of the court, how important us being aggressive on defence, us being aggressive on offence, we've got to find a way to do that for more of the 48 minutes. And tonight we got closer to that. So, we need to just work on taking that forward."

SOUNDBITE: (English): Paul Millsap, Atlanta Hawks Forward

"To me personally, I think this is the best we played all series. You know, 30 assists, the way we played defense, the way we stepped up, the way we helped each other, the way we moved the basketball, the way we set screens, we were more physical, we were more aggressive. And against a team like this, who strives off of being aggressive, it was good that we stepped up and matched that today."