The equipment is perfect. |
The first couple of possessions I wanted to get ball in my hands and feel good about myself. I wanted to find my rhythm real quick and was able to knock a few shots down to get my confidence up. |
Their zone was really effective, I thought, in the third quarter. They continued it in the fourth and we finally started making some. I got open a couple times and made some big shots. |
There was a lot of hacking going on. |
They adjusted and double-teamed me. I've got to do a better job finding the open man. More than anything, we know now we need a little more consistency for longer stretches. |
They are one of the best defensive teams in the league. They can spread the floor with all of their shooters around. They're a tough team to play and a tough team to beat. |
They embarrassed us in the last meeting, and I thought we took the challenge. |
They frustrated me a little in the first half and I couldn't find my rhythm. But I trusted my teammates and made plays where they counted. |
They had us backpedaling. But right before halftime, we got a great push and then carried it into the second half. |
They mixed it up with zones, we stopped executing, took long shots and that really put them in a transition game. Then all of a sudden they got hot. You've got to give them credit. They made shots from all over the floor and came back in that game. Obviously, we were lucky to still come away with the win. |
They're going to play with a chip on their shoulder. They got the best record in the league, and they're going to come out firing. They're so balanced, you can't really concentrate on one guy. It should be a great defensive battle. |
This is a big win and now we have an opportunity for another big win (Saturday against New Orleans). We need to run them all if we really want this thing. |
This will be one of the longest trips I've ever taken in my eight years in the NBA. We were focused and I thought me moved the ball around better than we have in a while. Honestly, the Rockets have a lot of guys out, but these kinds of wins don't come easy. |
To me, it doesn't matter who's out there. We just have to get something out of our center position. |
Tonight I got involved in the offense. I felt good in the first half, my shot was there. I got good looks all night. |