We've been together so long and in so many tough situations, we never get rattled. Somebody is always coming up big down the stretch. |
We've done nothing. We've held serve with home-court advantage. |
We've got guys who can do that, score 40, but if we do that then it might screw everything else up. Why mess up a good thing? We know this works. |
Well, you aren't going to start tonight. |
What he meant to his game, not just to this city but to the entire league, with his sportsmanship and his class and his character, it doesn't come around often. Just the things that he did outside of this court, I think it's long overdue. He's definitely deserving. |
When he doesn't get right up, you know he's hurting, but I just can't get too worried about that guy. He's just a warrior. |
When he don't bounce right back, you know he's hurt. I don't know what it is, but I don't worry too much about that guy. |
When he gets a tech, he always seems to be a little more in tune with what's going on. We ran his plays a little more after that, trying to keep him going. |
When he shoots it like that, we're pretty impossible. |
When he's aggressive and he's playing like he's playing, it just takes pressure off of everybody. Rip (Hamilton) doesn't have to worry about scoring so many points, I don't have to worry about (it). It just takes pressure off everybody, and we can really spread that offense out. Everybody can get 10, 12, 14, 15 points, and you win going away. |
When he's aggressive and he's playing like that, it takes the pressure off everybody. Rip (Richard Hamilton) doesn't have to worry about scoring so many points, I don't either. |
When he's hitting the jump shot, he's really a tough cover because really you want to play him for the jumper. But if he's hitting [jumpers], you've got to play him honest. |
When we come to him late, he always delivers. Tonight he hit some huge shots. It's huge for me and everybody on this team to know that when it comes down to these situations, it doesn't have to be me. |
When you have to take the ball out, you can't run. This last couple of weeks our defense hasn't been the same. When you have to take that ball out, you can't get transition baskets. |
Winning 63 games is unbelievable. Of course, I've never been in a situation like that, so it feels great. I've been on the other end, winning 23 or 25 games. It's unbelievable to feel that way, to feel like you're going to win every time you step out there - and most nights, you do. |