You try to bounce back and that’s all I tried to do every time I had a bad game. I was just putting the effort forward for my teammates to make plays and make plays...

I knew it wasn’t my night. Coach told me a halftime to keep going. It was just getting into a rhythm.

Growing up, you always watched those games, you always wanted to be in those games. If you’re playing on holidays, you’re a good team and then people think highly of you, let me say that....

We moved the ball well tonight. I think we probably didn’t swing it, maybe eight times or so. It just looks like you’re not moving the ball when you are missing shots,

At times it has been good. At times it has been average.

I put it on my shoulders at the end. I tried to make some plays. I went through a tough stretch but my teammates gave me confidence. … At the end I was in a...

It’s seems like those guys don’t miss.

We didn’t come out in the fourth like our usual selves. Most of the time in the fourth, we’ll make the right plays. We made some of the wrong plays in the fourth tonight.

I put an OK day in, especially in the second half. That’s just coach Riley being the emotional guy that he is.

We got a couple of guys in foul trouble and Coach continued to rest us and let the reserves come in. They played good, but the Bulls really wanted it.

There is a side of me what wants to go, and there is a side of me that of course wants to win the gold. But there is a side of me that wants to...

We don’t want any what-ifs this year.

My foot stopped and my leg kept going.

Coach told us to come in and play well on our home floor. Teams that you’re supposed to beat, you’ve got to beat them. That’s what we did tonight. At the same time, having a...

We thought Nash was going to knock that down right away.

Shandon’s been on vacation for while, so it’s good to see him come back and use his energy. The main thing is to put another body on other guys, and when he does that, it...

We call him Antoine McAdoo. He came off the bench and got 20 points.

I’ll be all right. I’ll get a lot of liquids and fluids in me tonight.

I decided to do that both games, to come out passive. In this series I can’t come out and attack, attack, attack, attack. One of their things is to try and wear me down. It’s...

It’s not one guy sticking me the whole game where we’re both getting tired.

The Bulls have no baggage. They’re just going out there and they’re free and they’re just playing the game the way it should be played.

One of the best games we’ve played so far this year.

Not only am I confident in that situation, but Shaq has given me that go-ahead to say the fourth quarter is (my) time. When you get that, I don’t worry about making a mistake. When...

It’s going to be hard to try to convince him anyway with a new baby on the way. That’s something he has to decide.

I always do it (watch film). Even when I have good games, I always try to watch and see the things I did good and the things I did bad and try to learn from...

We came out early, hard from the start, … We didn’t want to give a team any confidence in our building. I think it all starts with me. So I tried to come out tonight...

(It) was my best game in a while.

I was like, ‘Hey, Carmelo Anthony should be playing too.’ . . . I think I could have helped.

Maybe I got hurt for a reason – to bring these guys here and we all celebrate together over on Biscayne Bay one day,

We know we can win. That’s what we’re all here for. . . . This is my third year here and it’s like it’s my third different team, but we can win.

I kind of knew I would try to come back. I didn’t know how effective I would be because I couldn’t feel parts of my leg.

I tried to bounce back. Every time I have a bad game I just put the effort forward to make plays.

I had an OK day at the office.

He told me after the game he wouldn’t know how to do it every night because he’s tired. That’s the kind of play we need, especially coming down the stretch into the playoffs.

The closest thing to a rival for us will probably be Detroit.

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’s just a sprained ankle that’s sore. It just happened so it’s a quick turnaround. The doctors and trainers didn’t want me to test it. A day to get it better tomorrow and we’ll see.

When Shaq is in the game, I see four (defenders). When he’s out, I see five guys.

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...

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...

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.