Heat 121, Wizards 114
Q. What did you see out there in the third quarter?
JORDAN POOLE: They went on a nice little run, got a little bit of a lead, and we couldn't make it back.
Q. What does it team need to do to improve its defense?
JORDAN POOLE: We've got to communicate and be better on both sides of the ball.
Q. Do you see any sort of commonalities between these opponents' runs there early in the third quarter in terms of them making adjustments at halftime? What's going on --
JORDAN POOLE: We've just got to be better out of halftime, honestly. It's pretty simple as that.
Q. To what degree are you finding that the team's pace is kind of -- when you miss shots, it's feeding into the opponent's offense?
JORDAN POOLE: Got to keep getting out. Got to keep playing with our pace. That's what our strength is, so we won't change it.
Q. As someone who hasn't dealt with losing in his early career, how are you dealing with these four losses in the first five games?
JORDAN POOLE: Now I get better every day.
Q. Is there any sort of role as one of the people who has a championship here that you can exert to --
JORDAN POOLE: I try to voice what I see. Team effort to keep everybody involved, and then it's just like a day by day thing, honestly.
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