It was just one of those night where we used a lot of energy trying to get to this spot. You know, it is just one game, one game out of a seven-game series. We...

Eddie does a good job of not pounding us in practice and giving us days off where we can recover.

I’m on a mission. Somebody has to pay. Somebody is going to pay until I end my career.

Because I’ve got to get us going. We need to make a real push right now. We can’t depend on others losing and we can’t have a slump.

If you want to go to the NBA and you’re a guard, go to Lute Olson.

We’re confident. Our goal was to get one of these two (games at The Q). We got one, and they come to (our place). We’ve got to (defend) our home court. It’s going to be...

In this league, it’s about growing up, … That’s one of the areas I’ve got to grow up in. . . . Everyone knows I can score. Everyone knows I can do all these great...

Only when Michael Jordan did it.

We did our job, but when a team is doing badly it’s usually because they are breaking down offensively. We were just there at the right time.

think they made the game.

It was one of those nights. I knew an Eastern Conference coach was coming in here, so my mind was set already.

It’s that time of the season when you need every game. You have to go out there and bang it out.

The people affected by Hurricane Katrina really need to be taken care of. It’s rough. Everyone wants to help, but it’s not going to be easy. We’ve got to realize that these people lost everything...

We absolutely miss him. He is crucial to what we do. When you get used to having someone like that and then all of a sudden you don’t have him, it means you have to...

We dug down deep. We got stops early in the fourth quarter and from there they were just fighting to get back.

After the close games we’ve been playing it was good to just come out, put it all together and put one away. I was happy that we didn’t let up when we got the lead....

There’s always that one team that dominates another team. For us to beat them, we have to play a perfect game.

It’s good because he is a defensive player and he really thinks he can stop me. We started talking trash when they played here last game, so I know that’s going to continue when we...

Maybe we aren’t as good as we think we are. We keep thinking we’re a playoff team, but we are getting beat by teams we’re supposed to beat. We need to come out and play...

It’s hard to beat a guy who’s 9-for-9 from the 3-point line. He willed his team to victory.

We are not playing tomorrow so I’ll have a chance to rest it and hopefully I can get back to about 80 percent before we play Philadelphia. Until we seal up that five spot (in...

I already had it in my mind. It’s time for elimination. I’m the terminator. I’m in terminate mode, and I’m trying not to get out of it.

If the Heat loses three and somebody wins three, they’re right in second. But for right now (Detroit and Miami are) 1-2 and everybody is just chasing.

It’s a great feeling to start off with your first win. I don’t think, since I’ve been here, we’ve done that on the West Coast trip. It’s a great feeling because you go into the...

It went in and it came out. You are going to miss more than you make in your career. I missed that one but I am going to have more opportunities. Then there will be...

They’re taking charges, deflecting. They play good team defense, and that’s what were trying to get to.

We’ve got to realize that these people lost everything they had. For some people they didn’t have food or water for days. I’m just trying to do my part and help out as much as...

Chucky hit those four 3s in a row to get us back in the game, … We would never have been in the game if Chucky didn’t step up.

Well, you didn’t make it. There were people here before you. We’re just passing through like everybody else. You might as well have fun with everyone you can – media, fans – and they’ll love...

It was a hard game and they were great. You can’t take that away from them.

Anderson ended up beating us. He found his rhythm tonight.

You see the pictures … But you didn’t get to know who they were.

You know, it happens. I’m playing like an All Star, and I know I’m one of the elite players, so if I don’t get picked, in my mind I’m still one of them. If I...

I’m an All-Star in my mind, and I’m an All-Star to this city, my peers and this organization. So that’s all that matters to me.

You can see what they’ve been through by the look on their faces. I’m just trying to cheer them up. I can’t imagine what they’re going through, and what they’ve seen, but I know what...

We just need to win one in order to get the monkey off our back against them. They just have our number right now. But we’re gonna keep fighting them.

To fill up the gym. It’s playoff time. I’ve got to get ready. I’ve just got to be around it, be around the gym and get that in me.

We’re not turning the ball over now and we’re playing solid defense.

We had to come out and get back on track. We knew they were going to be tough, no matter who they had. We had to come out and play it all the way to...

I’m not one of those fakers who is going to scream and flop and play all those little mind games trying to get a call, I’m just going to go and get my basket, …...

At Golden State, we were losing, and you could hear them. ‘We’ve got 16 more hours and 56 minutes, 32 seconds, 31 seconds [until the All-Star break.]’ No, no. We’ve got goals. That’s only for...

It’s not about the money. I want to be in their advertising, have a commercial, be in a print campaign. I’ll even pay for the commercial to be made.

It’s a big game. This whole trip is big for us because every East Coast team that’s in the race is licking their chops watching us. We need to go out and play hard. If...

It went in and came out. You’re going to miss more than you make in your career. I missed that one, but I’m going to have more opportunities to make them. … I thought it...

[Eastern Conference coaches] know how I feel about them right now. I told them after the All-Star break, ‘Eastern Conference, I’m coming for you.’ I just hope y’all have a good game plan I’m an...

[Lewis’ All-Star bonanza got us wondering if Arenas had a similar clause in his contract. After all, he too was a former second-round pick. But unlike Lewis, Arenas signed a contract with the Wizards in...

Everyone wants to play against the world champs and see where they stand as a team, … We get a glimpse of them early to see where we stand as a basketball club. We’re not...

He didn’t do anything,

We played well tonight. We just didn’t pull it off. But we’re not really concerned about what we’re doing on the road right now.

We’re getting banged up at the worst time.