All ball. I had all ball. I had my hand on top of the ball and he just swung his hands everywhere. Kobe gets that call. |
Beating them earlier in the season at home gave us confidence coming into the game tonight. We felt like we were only a couple of possessions away from getting a win tonight. |
Coach is a player's coach, ... He gets real involved in what's going on, so I had to give him a little high-five. |
Defense can help you get on some magnificent runs and put teams away. That's what we're looking forward to because we know we can score. We have a lot of offensive-minded guys that can fill it up so, if we get stops, we'll have no problems on the other end. |
He gave me an opportunity when everybody turned their back on me. He gave me a chance to come to school. He accepted me into his family. It was a great experience for me at UConn and I am grateful to him for that. I wouldn't miss this for anything. |
He is one of the best players in the league and he is only 24. That's scary. The way he absorbs the contact going to the rim, and then finding a way to finish is unbelievable. |
He is the most effective, not when he's scoring, but when he gets other people involved. He demands a double-team every night. He did a great job of reading the situation and either going to the rim or passing it off. He's a superstar. |
He just thought my story was real inspiring. I thought it went real well. |
He looks great. He's attacking and getting to the basket, which is something everybody knew he could do. He's having fun out there and he's being a vocal leader. You can see him finding his place. |
He's been the sparkplug, hitting big shots when we need them. Like I told him, I hope that he makes the All-Star team. That would be big for him and for this organization. But if not, he's an All-Star in our minds. He's hitting the glass hard and making other guys better. |
He's followed my career through high school, college and through the NBA. You want somebody who knows your game inside out, who knows what you like to do in certain situations. I'm excited about this opportunity and truly blessed. |
I came out shooting early. There have been times that things have been going real well for me, but this was the first time that I've been able to put two halves together like that. |
I don't think it rattled him, but I think it made him think twice about coming in there. (James is) still a great player, he does so many things well, but he did think twice about coming in there. |
I just think that chemistry is always big, and once chemistry starts coming together, it's a beautiful thing. Now you're seeing it. We went through a lot of adversity after winning early on, and now we're starting to roll. |
I just wanted to win the game. It hurt losing to them out there like that. It was an opportunity for us to get a win, and we came up short, so it's good to get a win here. Maybe we can get something started from it. |