They’ve really become important to me. I’ve had a couple groin injuries and they help me get comfortable. I wear thigh sleeves, too, and the tights also help keep them from sliding down my legs....

We still have a lot to prove. Once the playoffs get here, it doesn’t matter what seed we are or who we are playing. I am glad that the Golden State Warriors are not one...

Devin’s play was the play of the game. To be able to take a gamble like that just shows the confidence in his ability. Then to go down and convert the shot like he did...

We would like to think that everything we’re doing now is geared toward the playoffs. We know we’re better than how we’ve been playing lately. It’s been good to talk about the race with San...

None, quite frankly. Maybe a couple games just to get some rhythm. But it’s not important. I didn’t play in the preseason last year either, and I was there on opening night.

Dirk wasn’t himself in letting Bruce Bowen kind of get under his skin a little bit. He’s better than that. We’re better than that.

We’re spoiled. We’re at a point now where we expect to win them all. We’re among the top teams in the Western Conference, if not the top team. We expect to win all the time.

When you’ve got a system that works, it doesn’t matter the pieces. But it’s a lot better when you’ve got all the pieces working.

Tonight was a big night for us. But so is (Saturday) night. If we stub our toe (against New Orleans), then this one means nothing.

Anything can happen in this league. San Antonio could possibly lose three games.

We’ve been doing it all season. It’s become who we are. We feel we can win those kind of games.

We need to free our minds, get in hotels and build that camaraderie. It’s still there, but I think that it goes up on the road. I’m looking forward to a nice dinner with the...

You’re going to find out right away that he’s going to do it his way, and if not, then maybe another team is better suited for you.

That team plays hard. You’re not going to find any team in the NBA that plays harder than them. It was a good test for us.

We were really focused tonight. Even after the game, we were all businesslike. We did what we set out to do, and now we’re just trying to move forward.

We’re just focused on achieving our goals, and that’s to continue to get better for the playoffs.

I went for a rebound, felt a stiff-arm, and it was Horry. It was a basketball play, a heat-of-the-moment thing. I didn’t see him try to bite me.

We don’t have to deal with staying on the West Coast for an extra day or traveling overnight to get home. That’s big for us, I think.

It’s all positive. It’s getting there. I don’t look at it as if I’ve arrived and it’s all behind me. I’m still cognizant of it.

If I’d made a couple more shots, and Damp hadn’t taken away all my rebounds, I’d have had a triple-double.

I love him; he’s a Carolina guy. And I know he’s about the right thing. But he screams just a little bit too much for me. The ones that are able to deal with the...

Whenever you’re fighting for those top spots, it’s always good to be able to beat those top teams. And after the break, we haven’t done that. We beat these teams before the break, [but] everybody...

It speaks to the depth of our team. Guys are going to have off nights. Dirk’s going to deliver more often than not, but it’s good that he doesn’t feel pressure every night to score...

Once we started missing, we started pressing. Just a bad night. Won’t be the last one, either.

We got a lot of guys who can get it done. We’re still a little shorthanded. But if we get those guys back against San Antonio, it’ll be even better.

Avery is the heartbeat of our team. He knows what we need. He pushes the right buttons.

This would really cap off the trip to come back home and win. It’s almost like a six-game trip.

They did a good job on him early, but as the game went on we found ways to get him some shots. Josh Howard kept us afloat and then Dirk was huge in the second...

He’s going to bruise some egos and brush some people the wrong way. He has everywhere he’s been.

We’ve been here a long time. We seem to tighten things up on the road. We’ve been experiencing a little bit of a lull. But we played good basketball for a lot longer stretch than...

We just focused on coming out in the second half and not letting up. We wanted to try extend our lead as opposed to just exchanging baskets.

He’s the best center in the NBA on one end now. The team has to focus on him more than any center in the NBA, even Shaq.

Avery called a timeout and drew up some things for us to attack the zone. We did it a couple of times, got some good looks, and Dirk hit some big 3s.

Our identity as an offensive team is set. As a defensive team, we’re still a question mark to the masses. But we know we’re capable of winning that way.

Defense is great, but if you don’t put some points on the board, you’re not going to win games.

Obviously, I’ve hit a quite a few shots in this league.

I’m really proud of the guys for taking time out to play in this game because it’s for a really good cause. I’m just really happy how it went and hope the game continues to...

It only takes five to play, but obviously we want to get everybody back healthy and ready for the stretch run and for the playoffs. We don’t want to take our chances with guys coming...

We were totally knocked on our heels.

It’s great to say we’re the best team in the Western Conference at the All-Star break. What we’d really like to say is we’re the best team in the Western Conference at the end of...

We didn’t want to let down after last night. We got them on their heels early and kept it up.