Intro:

Brooklyn Nets' Joe Johnson, his coach P.J. Carlesimo and Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau speak after the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination in the first round of the play-offs, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 95-92 on Thursday (May 2nd) to the series at 3-3.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Joe Johnson, Brooklyn Nets:

"No we just going out there and playing hard. It's been a great series. It's been back and forth, a game of runs. Now it comes down to one game and I feel like we've got a pretty good chance. The fact that it's going to be on our home floor in Brooklyn. We'll be ready."

SOUNDBITE: (English) P. J. Carlesimo, Brooklyn Nets coach:

"It was just kind of a bloodbath game and fortunately we came out on top. We've put our selves in position now, you now we can take a deep breath till the plane takes off then we can start thinking about - you know it's one game now to advance."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls coach:

Q. "Tom, guys are being asked to do a lot of stuff they haven't been asked to do all year. How do you think they've been doing stepping up into those roles?"

"Well, we've been short-handed most of the year so guys have been called upon all year to get the job done. I feel we're more than capable. I thought tonight's game was very winnable. We need one great game and that's all we're thinking about."