“When you're guarding him, it's like pushing a wall for 48 minutes or however long you're in there. He really tries to lean on you. I just tried to do a good job pushing him and make him shoot over me. Whenever he's going to turn to the basket, just stick my chin there or my chest, and hold my position.”
“It's not good. It's tough because this has been my not-so-bad-as-the-other-one leg. It is better. The night after the game, it was really bad. I couldn't even bend my knee.”
“I think he would appreciate someone on his team who isn't afraid to give a hard foul in the playoffs. It's different when someone's your teammate versus someone who's your opponent.”
“What I want to say would be out of character for me to say, but we just need to get out heads out of our (rears) and do a better job of playing on the defensive end.”