During the regular season, we were trying to find our rhythm and I had to shoulder the scoring load. We know we can start attacking teams as a unit and not me going out there trying to score 40 or 50 points. |
During the regular season, when everyone was trying to learn the offense, Phil and I both knew I was going to have to shoulder the scoring load. Now in the playoffs, everyone has a rhythm for the game and we can start attacking as a union. |
Everybody's been pretty amazed. I got hundreds of calls congratulating me on the game, saying keep it up. |
Everyone is not jumping for joy with finally making the playoffs but it is a big accomplishment for us being that we didn't make it last year and nobody expected us to make it this year and here we are. |
Expectations for us this season aren't very high at all, |
For him to just call me and tell me what a great game it was and how proud of me he is meant more to me than the 81 points. That means more to me than even the game itself, because I idolized him as a kid. |
For me, it was about the W, and that's why I turned it on. Then I just tried to ride the wave and demoralize our opponent - and it turned into something special. |
from a business perspective, it's great for the NBA... Notoriety sells. |
From the start of the series we've been playing extremely well, moving the ball, reading the defense well. It's been a progress. |
He can play. I think he's been a surprise to people. Now I don't think he's so much a surprise anymore. |
He had a great game. He actually taught me to play defense. I wasn't surprised by his play at all. |
He had a great game. He did exactly what they brought him here for. He made timely baskets. Gary's been a heck of a defender his entire career. He actually taught me how to play defense. I wasn't surprised at all. |
He had an incredible game. Believe it or not, he can do this on a consistent basis and the challenge he gets is judging how to pick the defense we are going to have to penetrate. |
He has been solid for us all year. Now he's putting points on the board, which is very popular with the people. |
He knew what he did. When he hit me, he knew what was going to happen. It just sharpened my focus. |