I appreciate it, but I wish I could have helped us get a win. But defense wins games and we didn't play it. |
I just came out there and played. It felt good to get a win before Christmas. My offense was feeling good, so I just took the scoring over for us today. |
I see the guys playing a lot harder when they see me and Reggie out there banging down on the floor, getting rebounds and doing the things that we do. |
I think we were all devastated and hurt. It could have been worse. He could not be here today. We went out and played for him. I know he watched the game. It was a good win. |
I told Karl you just gotta let me loose, and if I start acting up you can put me back in my cage. |
I was disappointed. I had played so well for the team since (being acquired Feb. 23). I was like, 'Why didn't (Karl) play me in the second half?' But the game was going in another direction. I'm not mad. |
I was just trying to deny him the ball and keep him on the outside. |
I'm just protecting my teammates. I'm just protecting Carmelo. I didn't really say anything. They gave me a technical foul. |
If it wasn't for Carmelo, we might have lost by 40. |
If we keep playing like we played tonight, we might mess up and get put out in the first round. It's very frustrating right now. |
It felt good. (The fans) kept saying, 'Ruben come back. We need you.' No. |
It has to be (Kennedy). The fans love him, and everyone appreciates what he's done for the team, so it's got to be him. It can't be nobody else but him. |
It really got me motivated when Nate got kicked out. Because we was getting cheated, man. I ain't going to get into it with the refs, they were good to me in the second half, but that kind of got us loose and started us playing well. |
It was a total team effort and the guys kept fighting. Like the coach said, if you go out there and play defense, we win games. |
It was an ugly win, but we will take it. I think guys had a lot in their heads today with what happened to Julius last night. I know I did. We were all devastated and hurt. But it could have been worse. He could not be here today. |