We had defensive lapses in the second half, only not as many. It’s a will. You have to want to do it. It’s sticking to the principles we practice every day. Sometimes if the team...

They are pushing the tempo more. Whenever you do that, you get more possessions. Under Larry Brown, they were more of an opportunistic fast-break team. Now, they are trying to run more.

Coach Brown’s thing is, he should never have to coach effort. Guys should try hard. He should never have to coach that. That’s one thing I know he believes in. He tells us that, but...

Nowadays, if you can’t do it within the flow of the game you can’t do it. It was a one-on-one incident, we’re not out there to hurt someone.

They’re the best team in the league right now, one of the best teams in the league the last three or four years. It’s a test to see where we’re at.

At every level of his short NBA career, he’s responded, and I think he’ll respond in the playoffs. But it’s not going to be easy. No matter how great those guys are, it’s not easy...

What people say, it shouldn’t matter. They’re going to hype whoever they’re going to hype – some deservedly so. But it shouldn’t affect one player’s performance or passion for the game.

I haven’t seen one guy beat five people yet. It needs to be done collectively.

There are so few people who can come into this league at 18 years old and be able to grasp what is going on and … put in all the work and still produce and...

We had changed up how we were playing the pick-and-roll. We tried to trap him. We were able to get stops and secure the rebounds. He’s a tough player to guard. It was more of...

I know that here and when I was in Philly, they did the best they could to keep their best player. Ultimately, that decision is going to come down to the player, but they have...

We just have to focus and concentrate on game two. This is just one game. There are going to be highs and lows. We just have to focus and concentrate on the next game.

I told him, ‘Daddy had a disagreement with the coach and that he respects the coach and listens to the coach,

To me, the rules are made for guys to score more. And I guess that’s where the entertainment comes in.

Every team that wins has a guy like Andy.

He’s the coach, … Everybody gets upset when they come out of the game, but there’s no need to show frustration.

Whenever we don’t turn the ball over, we’re pretty productive. When you’re turning the ball over, you’re cutting down on offensive opportunities.

Everybody pays so much attention to points. Larry can make plays, push the ball up in transition. There’s so many ways he can help us, it’s kind of unfair to expect him to score 20...

Am I speaking Chinese?

Hopefully, (I’ve helped him) with my influence of being a better man and a better person. I can’t tell him how to do everything. I can help and encourage him in any way I can....

We’re moving on, … Things happen, unfortunately. I apologize to coach. I apologize to the fans and the team so there is no need to dwell on it. It’s an unfortunate incident. It was a...

Gaining the home-court advantage. That’s what (the goal) has always been. (Detroit) jumped out to such a good start, everybody knew it was going to be tough to catch that team.

My sister was on me really bad yesterday (to shoot more). The queen had spoken, so I had to come in and shoot.

It shouldn’t effect my shooting, usually I don’t feel it during the game. Now once the game is over, I really do.

If we want to be an elite team, we have to do it for more than a half on the road. We need to play with more of a sense of urgency early on.

I’m happy for those kids. Let those kids know if they work as hard as they can and do what they’re asked to, they’ll give themselves an opportunity to win the championship. They’re a great...

It’s definitely going to be an adjustment without Larry. He’s our second leading scorer, our second best player and our best perimeter defender. I don’t think anyone can fill in for Larry, but everybody has...