I’d rather have the win than the triple-double. The important thing is to get back to our winning ways on this road trip.

Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

You have ask Rod what he said to Mr. Shinn.

I think it’s the hardest to defend, especially when you’ve got five guys who can shoot. When you’re teeing up shots, you might miss some, but you’ll live with those types of misses.

Our defense, that is the bottom line for us. It is not about our offense. It has always been about our defense.

We turned the ball over a lot and we didn’t play defense. That’s what opened up the game.

We didn’t come with any excitement in the first half. The goal is to win 50 is still attainable. The big thing is for us to get better and get ready for the playoffs.

Well, you look at all the teams that have won. They have had somebody to go to in the post or in the perimeter. You feel a little bit more comfortable going down the stretch.

I was airborne for a couple seconds, … I had the spin. I learned that (from) Vince. We were just having fun out there.

Good teams win the ugly games. We didn’t play extremely well on the offensive end. Our defense did a wonderful job. We are going in the right direction.

He used every piece of the rim. He was the guy if there was someone we could come off of and make him take a jump shot.

That would be good if (Frank) can get 100. That is an accomplishment. But the players, we just want to put a mark in the left column.

He did a great job for us. For him to take a week off and come back, I am happy to see that he is healthy and that it didn’t have any negative effect. Hopefully...

I thought Vince had some great looks.

We’ll use (this as) the marker for the next week or two but come Game 65, if we still haven’t learned from that we’re going to be way behind the eight ball.

I don’t shy away. We were up one. I had the same shot in Portland and it doesn’t go in, and (last night) it does. That’s how funny this game is. You got to stay...

This team is better in the half court by far. There is no comparison to that. Our fast break wasn’t as strong as those teams. (But) in the playoffs, it is more of a half-court...

I didn’t want Vince to feel he has to do it every night. That’s what teammates do. They try to step in if they see somebody tired.

Again, I think the numbers speak for themselves in that respect. Lawrence goes on and wins 13 1/2 games in a row. So if there was a mutiny, I think it was the right time...

We thought coming out it was going to be a winnable trip. It’s not frustrating. It’s just disappointing we haven’t played our best basketball on this road trip.

I’ve got to play free agency out, and I’ve got to look at all of my options,

We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees – upon being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks

The big thing is to be healthy and mentally and physically fresh and ready to go. The way Coach presented it to us after the game, we don’t have much time to practice. So you...

It’s always good to win, especially the way we played the last three games. It’s March and every game counts. We just have to play defense like we did down the stretch.

We hit the break five games over .500. Once everybody gets rested, hopefully we’ll hit the stretch run trying to make the playoffs.

This game was definitely something we’ll try to forget about. It was no surprise what team needed the game tonight.

I feel alive mentally and physically, … I was real excited right there at the end.

Scott can pass and shoot. He’s played in systems in Utah and Houston. He’s played with Stockton. He understands the game. It makes the game easy. He’s made some great passes on cuts. They’ve got...

There’s always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that’s pretty good. You want players that will help. That’s what I mean by an important summer. We’ve been through one tough summer [losing Kenyon Martin...

Last year, we felt that if we could have had him two or three weeks before the season ended we would have had a chance [in the playoffs].

I think (our execution) has been under scrutiny of late and it starts as a team. We all support one another and I thought tonight was a great example of those guys coming off the...

We had the game on the road and the ball with 12 seconds left with one of the best players in the league. He did the thing, just didn’t hit the shot.

It was unfair for him to be criticized for the 33 shots because we put so much pressure on him to carry us. He’s been focused. He wanted a playoff win.

We want that same call at home if we’re ever put in that position.

I’m a high-risk taker on the court in the sense of trying to squeeze things in there, so as a player, yeah,

We got off to a rough start up there and we had to get off to a good start. We got a lead kept our lead.

I think it was effort. The first half we were going through the motions. We weren’t playing with fire, and with energy and defensive presence.

Everybody is sharing the ball. Everybody is driving and kicking. When we have that kind of number (31 assists), guys are knocking down shots. It makes things so easy.

That same shot in Portland doesn’t go in. This one does, and we win. That’s how funny this game is.

I never play 82 games, not with the way I play. My body takes such a pounding. When I came in this league and didn’t play 82, so it’s not that important to me now.

The defense did a wonderful job. When we play defense, we have a good chance of winning. It was not a pretty game, but good teams win ugly games. We’re going in the right direction.

He’s been patient. He’s been around on different teams throughout this league and he’s showing the league that he can play at a high level in a big series.

Vince is not always going to be healthy, so (Jefferson) did a great job of picking it up.

At that point we had tried everything except going small. So I suggested something different.

The way we move the ball at home is the way we should move the ball on the road. That will help us to continue to keep pressure on our opponents.

Indiana is a very talented team. We respect those guys. They have a lot of talent over there. In my mind, they’re not a sixth seed. They are one of the top teams in the...

[My son] T.J. could have done a better job,

I thought I was trying to do my best and what he wanted me to do, … I was getting the grasp of it. I know everyone talked about my style of getting up and...

In that third quarter, we fell asleep at the wheel and they kept playing and they got easy baskets. When a team like Detroit gets easy baskets, you’re in for a long night.

We’ve beaten some quality teams, but we still have a long ways to go. We still have a chance to get better as a group.