Yeah, man, I’m going to be in Vegas no matter what next year. No matter what happens, I’m in Vegas next year.

At first, I wasn’t really too pumped about it. But now as it gets closer, I think it’s going to be a challenge.

Confidence-wise, that was real big.

Dominance, man. I think this is the best he’s played in a long time. Last night was one of his better games in a while, so it’s good to see him back into the form...

It’s just about getting the ball around the area of the rim. Some guys hit some shots, we all do, that you just throw up and it goes in. But most of the time you’re...

I’ve talked to him a couple of times. It has always been short, but it’s always been good things. He always told me to keep playing the way I play and to continue to carry...

It means a lot to be named a starter in my third year. To be named a starter, with my teammate, going to All-Star, I’m excited and happy and thank the fans for voting me...

He’s the kind of guy who loves two days of rest. He comes back energized.

Anytime you get a win you’re happy with it and you try to learn from it.

That means we are having a good year with a lot of games left. We want to continue to get better and stay healthy down the stretch.

We’re going to miss Eddie a lot, the defense he brought and the way he chased guys around the court. I want to see who’s going to do that.

Just the right place at the right time. Some nights are like that. I was able to get in a couple passing lanes and get some picks, but for the most part, it was just...

Maybe he’ll dominate more next year than he did this year. … Hopefully, we won’t have this feeling again. Maybe we’ll have a feeling of enjoyment after our last game.

Of course you’re surprised after the season we had, a heartbeat away from the finals. But you know, Pat Riley seemed to change. He seemed to change from the year before when we were excited...

We lost a great teammate. But I was also excited because the guys coming in can help us get to where we need to go, and that’s to win a championship.

I decided to wing it. That’s the kind of player I am, just come out and wing it, so it worked again.

The first few minutes were pretty rough on me. I actually told a couple of my teammates I wouldn’t be out there for too long.

We still have a lot of games left, but we’re happy about that.

We hope there is an easier way of course, but when you’re winning games like this and come back, it always builds character and it always gives you confidence knowing you can come back. At...

You probably make about two out of every 10 or 12. That’s why it’s so satisfying when you make one.

It has never been Shaq and Kobe. The only thing would happen is Kobe would come driving, Shaq would foul him, the only time they would cross paths. So, it’s going to be a interesting.

We’ve got enough firepower to win without him. If one person goes down, the other guys have to step up.

Everybody was calling. I think everybody called every player in the league. That’s history right there.

He’ll sneak a chicken nugget from me once in a while.

You have a quick first step, guys can’t put their hands on you. I know we like it. But on the opposite end, the same thing. When you are guarding a great player, you can’t...

I will be soon. Hopefully I will be there in 2008 at the Olympics. Hopefully when I get out there one day soon I will get a warm ovation.

It takes time to get familiar with guys,

After the Boston game is when he turned into that Shaq mode.

I was more aggressive going to the basket to finish than I was the last game. And tonight they called them. The other night they didn’t.

Once you wear something you’re comfortable with and you play well, you’re going to do it again. I needed a different look personally. Then once I wore it, I liked it. Now I’ve got Shaq...

The main thing is to close games out when we have them. You don’t want to give a team like the Bulls that are going to continue to fight confidence, especially at home at the...

It was nice. He was turning red when he put it over his mouth so I was worried about him a little bit.

I really couldn’t even see it and I hit the ground hard, always hit the ground hard.

We call him Antoine McAdoo.

I think us sitting out together, watching the Phoenix game, we really both couldn’t wait to get back in and help our team. I think it showed that we missed being out there and we...

The key is being healthy and not worrying about the individual stuff. I had some good shots but I just missed them. The playoffs will be a whole different story. We’ll be ready.

We came out of the locker room knowing we had let this team back in the game. We knew we had to get back our focus.

Coach did put a challenge out there for me to be more active on defense, to be more aware. I know I’m a good defender. At times, I just take a rest. So he put...

A little shot in the butt. It started kicking in after a couple minutes out there and I felt good after that.

In my mind, the game slowed down because I couldn’t be as fast as I wanted to be. That’s the way I need to play, under control and seeing everything.

This win is important for our confidence. Any game where we’re down, we can always look back to this game and know that we did it against a good team and can pull it out.

Second chances hurt us. They got a couple of second chance rebounds on us and that was the difference in us making the plays at the end.

Defensively, it’s a real difference.

His will is unbelievable. You can’t play better defense than Gary (Payton) had on him. He can just raise up and jump over you and shoot. You have to tip your hat to a guy...

They’ve got the curse on us that we’ve got on Washington right now.

We go as far as the big guy takes us.

This builds character for a team, … I’m just happy it happened earlier in the season. Hopefully, this will make us better.

You know, the guy is averaging 28 points a game. You have to wonder what some of them were looking at when they cast their vote. I’m sure that it gets political, but the good...

It helps us with our one-on-one game, especially guys that have quick first steps.

I’ll always be a Golden Eagle,