He’s got, like, two suits, … and they’re terrible. I just keep it real with him.

It’s kind of scary where he’s at right now, at 21 years old and the way he dominates games. If I didn’t know him, I would be surprised (by his development). He’s one of the...

In this league, you know, you lose games, you come in and you get better. We’ve got 42 games left.

We played into their hands by helping so much and letting shooters like Jones and Bell and guys like that hit some awfully big shots.

The first half I was looking for my teammates more than my shot, and in the third quarter I just decided to be more aggressive offensively.

This was an exciting game from beginning to end. Both teams were getting out running and scoring at will.

A lot of teams, guys come in against Miami and they try to go off. We have to try to limit that as much as possible. … We’re still a ways away [defensively]. More than...

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Every time we play them, it’s a rough game.

We have enough on this team to win games. We just have to go out and do it.

I didn’t have my athletic ability tonight.

Whatever we’re most dominant at in the series, that’s what we want to do. It may turn out we’re most dominant in the post, so that’s what we’ll do.

When a guy’s 6-8, raises as high as he does and fades on his shot, you just try to do the best that you can to put a hand in his face. He made big...

I took it upon myself to be more aggressive. I wanted the ball. Coach gave me the ball and I just tried to attack (and) make plays, just take it to the rim and see...

Some games it’s just guys have open shots and they take them, and when they miss it looks worse.

Having five days off helped me come out with a lot of energy. It is tough to be able to play games like this, down to the end. This is what you need come playoff...

I’m just trying to do what I can to help this team. We’ll get back into it. Other guys will get back into the flow. It’s a bump in the road.

I take the blame for it. I did a bad job on him.

Guys know what they need to do, but at the same time, I think they’re still trying to understand what coach Riley wants them to do.

[Consider this: O’Neal scored no points in Washington. He and Alonzo Mourning together scored no points in Game 4. Yet, the Wizards lost both games at home. They lost Game 4 even though Miami missed...

It was an ugly and painful game to watch.

One thing that was different about tonight is that we executed down the stretch. We did not turn the ball over like we have done in the previous games. We took care of the ball...

He’s a lot stronger. Last year he lost weight and I think that took a toll on him at the end of the year because he didn’t have the strength to fall back on.

We’re not really looking at teams’ records. We just want to come in and get better and we can’t relax. This is the NBA.

It’s just getting familiar with what we’re trying to do. I’m sure you’ll see better spacing each time in the pre-season.

It was on one bunny hop in the lane. When I pulled up, it caught right there. I just kept trying to play. I tried to stay going as long as possible. I’ll be alright.

There’s times where I felt we’ve been there. After winning those four in a row you feel like you can run off some, then one or two things happen.

Our continuity is still good. Of course, there was a little rust and we had a lot of anxiousness. But guys played with a lot of energy.

We worked out at the same gym in Chicago, and I was on him the whole summer trying to get him to come down here. He was pretty close, but his decision was to go...

The main thing he’s added is his confidence. He knows he’s the best on the floor almost every night and that takes him a long way.

We have to go up there and try to get the first one.

Everybody knows Shaq and everybody knows that Shaq always says that when the playoffs come, he’ll be there. So we weren’t really worried. We knew after he missed 18 games that it was going to...

It’s all about getting the win. You can’t be good every night.

We need to go up to Milwaukee and play a team that’s playing very well… and try to come out with a win. It’s not a perfect season, and this builds character for a team....

It’s the playoffs. I don’t want to be worried about how I look.

The Dallas game was a disaster. But you know what? Sometimes you need games like that to wake yourself up and look yourself in the mirror. It was three bounce-back games for us.

I hit that jump shot and I kind of knew from there that I was going to be holding that trophy up.

The one thing I love about my signature performance shoe is that it’s great on the court, but it also looks good with a pair of jeans.

We don’t get into that whose-team-it-is. We know that we need both of us to be on top of our games for this team to be as good as it’s going to be because this...

We were more aggressive in the second half. I just did not want us to lose. I do what I can to help my team win. I was just doing what I can to help...

They haven’t beaten this team as much.

This team came out and beat us. Every time we made a run, they came back and made a run. We lost this one. … We know that we’re a couple of shots and a...

I just wish I could have done more to help my team out.

I heard through the grapevine that one of the players he likes to watch is me. That’s flattering.

From the start to the end it was ugly and a painful game to watch.

Last year we had a team that everybody had a role. If it wasn’t me and Shaq scoring, everybody was spotting up, hitting the jumper. The main thing is it just takes time to learn...

Of course me and Shaq will be the main focus of the offense, … That was successful for us last year and will continue to be successful for us, hopefully.

I feel good. We have a three-game winning streak and guys are playing good. Shaq and myself are getting into the flow. It is giving us confidence.

We all know where to find Eddie. Just go to the casino.

I kept trying to play and kept trying to play, and anytime I bent it, it just, I couldn’t go no more. But I think I’ll be all right.