The teams bounced the ball back and forth on turnovers early in the second half.

All year, this team bounces back like we didn't even play the day before.

"This team will bounce back," Indiana coach Larry Brown said.

I think our team will bounce back.

All teams bounce back, but it will be a time process.

The team bounced back and finished with a 4-9 record and a chance to win a qualifying playoff game.

"But I will say that history will tell you that this team bounces back."

But there is hardly widespread optimism here about the Sonics, a team bounced from the playoffs in the first round last season.

Steen even said one of his goals is to have a team lose the national championship and bounce back to win it again the following season.

The team, he went on to say, could also bounce back.