Jason Terry: Game 5 is Game 7 for us; Dirk not quite Jordanesque

Q. Jason, you guys changed the lineup in the beginning of the game. You changed to the zone at the end. Did it feel like tonight you guys pulled out all the tricks you had to to beat a team like that?

JASON TERRY: Those aren't necessarily tricks. It was a situation we didn't want to give them a steady dose of our coverages and man. Dwyane Wade was having a spectacular game. And to change up the pace a little bit, we went to the zone. And it worked out for us. It was successful.

Q. Jason, can you talk about your performance tonight coming off the bench and getting involved immediately. And also defensively, you guys putting LeBron in witness protection today.

JASON TERRY: The aggression was there for me personally. And I like that that I was on the attack, which I said I would be. But as far as that relating into baskets, it didn't really happen for me. But again, if I continue to get the looks that I'm getting, I'm going to have some success. I'm going to have to continue to be aggressive and take advantage of my opportunities.

Q. Jason, talk about the progression when you learned that Dirk wasn't feeling well and had the fever. Was there anything different in the strategy or the mindset of how you approached the game?

JASON TERRY: Nothing different at all. We knew he was sick at shoot around. He wasn't feeling good. We knew he would be here to play. Dirk has never missed a game because he had the flu or the cold or what have you. So there was no concern and there was no adjustment that needed to be made.

Q. Jet, obviously you couldn't go down three games to one. Dirk said a must win. Is Game 5 the same mind set for you, must win?

JASON TERRY: Same mindset. Game 5 is Game 7 for us. There's no other way. This is the last game in front of our fans at home this season, and we want to go out with a bang.

Q. Clearly, Jet, this was not Dirk's masterpiece game. But what he overcame reminded me a little bit of what Jordan overcame some years ago when he was real sick.

JASON TERRY: Wow. A Jordanism? Really? (Laughter).

Q. What do you think?

JASON TERRY: I wouldn't quite call it that, but hitting that shot down the stretch was key. It was a similar situation in Game 3. Same one in Game 2. Iso, free throw line, took it to the rack, got it done. Big time.

Q. No matter how sick he is, is he the guy you want to go to in that situation, no matter what?

JASON TERRY: Yes. You have three of us, him, myself, J Kidd, any one of us at the end of the game in those type of situations, we're looking for the moment.