(Being mentioned in the same breath with Johnson is) a great class to be in. I just wanted to do a great job of attacking and helping my team any way possible. I was able to do that. |
(My headband) is like my cape. If you knock a superhero's cape off, they become very angry. My cape got knocked off. |
(The All-Star Game is) over and done with. We have to come in (tonight) and concentrate on Orlando. We've been (above .500) a couple times this year. We haven't been 11 or 12 games (over .500). It's time to make a run. We have a different mindset from last year. |
(The fourth quarter) was time to make a move and make shots, so I tried to get some things going. I didn't start out that well, but eventually, I got into my comfort zone. |
After a great win like that, you don't want everyone to scatter. I wanted to get everybody together and let them know that we are all in. |
All of us are on cloud nine. |
All the hard work paid off. We're going to have a little fun tonight. |
Andy is Andy. He's going to play his heart out. He's going to hit the floor, he's going to grab rebounds and he's going to set great screens. He gives 110 percent out there and he gives 175 percent energy. |
As long as he's open, I'm going to him. He's made big shots, it's as simple as that. |
Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. ANYTHING. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself. |
Brenda was a special person to everyone, including myself. I will truly miss her being around. My prayers go out to her family, especially my little brother, Brandon. |
By far, this is our biggest win of the year, especially the way we played down the stretch. |
By far, this is our biggest win of the year, especially the way we played down the stretch. We won a big game on the road. It was all about stops and making plays down the stretch. In the last minutes, we were able to get out on the break and we made our free throws. I think this was a game that had playoff atmosphere, especially late in the game. |
Coming off a back-to-back after a big win against Indiana, it was easy for us not to bring the intensity tonight. You can't win a big game like that and then lose a game like this. |
Coming off a back-to-back, with a big win last night against Indiana, it would have been easy for us to not bring intensity. Early on, our team didn't have intensity. I saw that and I had to pretty much take over matters. I've been able to take my team on my back. |