As a lot of times, you go up to dunk and you feel like you want to break that backboard, break that rim. |
As long as I was on the floor, I was going to play like I was healthy. If you think you're hurt, you'll play hurt. I didn't have the same jumping ability so I had to smarten up on how to get my shots to fall. I think the ankle will be a little sore tomorrow. |
At the free-throw line. They shot 55 free throws. One player shot half of them himself. So we got to do a better job of not fouling. |
Can't expect any less. Former team. One guy traded from here. One wanted to be here, but had a money situation. You expect them to come out and play hard. |
Chris told me when I signed my contract extension [in October 2004] that he was going to turn this thing around. That was all I needed to hear. It didn't take him long to back up what he said. When Baron arrived, everything changed. |
Even though we're not in the playoffs, we still have motivation to go out and play hard. Let people know we're serious, that we're not cashing it in. We still want to win games. |
Everything was there for it, I think, I just didn't execute. I didn't look up at the time, I didn't look who was really guarding me, actually, and I didn't take advantage of it. |
Guys really pulled together. Fish came in and stepped up huge. He pretty much played point guard the whole game. |
He could have got (the triple double), but Baron's all about winning. He's not worried about individual stats. I think he knew he only needed one rebound, but he just came to the bench because we won the game. |
He could have got it, but Baron's all about winning; he's not worried about individual stats. I think he knew he only needed one rebound, but he just came to the bench because we won the game. |
He had a good game. I had a good game. But he had a better game than I did, and they won. |
He is the top guard in the league, and he won the game. He knew they needed buckets, and he took the game over. |
He played good defense on me but that wasn't the reason I couldn't shoot. I'm not discrediting that he played good defense, but I had a bad shooting night. |
He went through a bad couple of games, but he's got to a point where he can finally relax. |
He's an all-star and all-stars make big plays. We played some good defense. |