The Oklahoman

THUNDER-JAZZ QUOTE BOARD

- BERRY TRAMEL, STAFF WRITER

The Jazz beat the Thunder 115-102 Saturday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series. Here is a quote board from the postgame news conference:

•Thunder coach Billy Donovan on if Russell Westbrook’s problems are physical:

“I don’t know. He seems fine (to) me. I thought he did a really really good job there in the first half kind of attacking the paint, making decisions and reads and getting to the rim. He didn’t have obviously a great shooting night, but the thing with him is he always plays hard.”

•Westbrook on his health:

“A lot of (stuff) going on in my body, but that is everybody right now.”

•Utah’s Donovan Mitchell on teammate Ricky Rubio, who had a triple double in Game 3:

“He was all over the place. He was a leader. He was talking. He was communicat­ing, playing great defense and telling us what he saw throughout the game. He’s at his best when he’s vocal. He’s doing amazing things.”

•Carmelo Anthony:

“It was a game of runs tonight. So now it is about really making those adjustment­s for Game 4. Game 4 is going to be a test of who we are as a team. I think we look forward to those challenges.”

•Utah’s Joe Ingles, on his 21-point night:

“I wanted to come out and try to be a little more aggressive, but I wasn’t going to play out of our team’s system. The way we play, it’s a lot easier to shoot open shots. We move the ball so well.”

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