It's something we don't bank on having to have in order to win games. We always think defense is the backbone of all our victories. But if we continue to shoot the ball like that, we'll be tough to beat. |
Once they got down, they got that `here we go again' look on their faces. |
Only two guys didn't have a break and that was Tony and Tim. Everybody else relaxed and just got away from basketball a little bit and was fired up to come back here and compete and that's what we did. |
Sometimes when your offense is coming easy, you relax a little bit on defense. We got caught in that for a while. As a result, with them being such a high-scoring team, eventually it was up to us to get a few stops and just keep scoring. |
The guys have welcomed me with open arms and I am getting more comfortable, |
The one thing that stood out to me was he [Popovich] said for once in your basketball career, be selfish, |
They have a real swagger about themselves, |
They're coming in trying to establish themselves as a title contender. |
To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited, ... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat. |
To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited, ... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat. |
To be part of a championship team, I'm excited, |
To me, nothing has changed. He?s still got the same game. |
Tony is a big part of our success so far this season. Tonight, everyone had to step up and do something that he would usually give us during the game as far as assists and points. Everyone did that tonight. |
Unfortunately we were unable to do it. So in my mind it's a decent trip for us. |
Unlike some of the other people in the league I told over the phone, I wanted to tell Kevin face to face. It was a tough decision, because I've always been a Kevin Garnett fan. In my opinion, he's one of the best players to ever play the game. |