They’re playing that role of the spoiler. They want to get in there and knock people off. From the start tonight we knew it was going to be a tough game. In the first half,...

We knew Detroit was in our path and we didn’t care how we did it. We just wanted to go out, play hard and get the job done.

We were 13-1 against the West, … so I’m pretty confident that we can win on the road.

It was a nickname given to me by some college friends, … It was kind of made up because I spin the rhymes and drop the dimes. But I basically make fun of myself because...

I twisted my ankle. My whole left side is falling apart,

As much as I try to add pizazz and flare, which makes the game great, there is a lot to be said about execution and making the right plays. All that DJ Whay and hoopla...

Jen has played two years, and she’s played great against Sacramento,

It’s not going to get any better until I stop playing,

I ran the rest of the game, … It’s just a little swollen and a little stiff. It’s not painful. It’s not horrible pain. Obviously, I played with it in the second half. I was...

You just run up and down the court, play really hard and be unselfish. Those are the three things that our team takes a lot of pride in. They’ve gotten us to the finals.

I kind of knew there was something more than just a bruise when it happened, I just wasn?t sure,

Everyone just found a way to make big plays when it counted most. Now we have to just make sure we play [Friday] like we did tonight.

I could go out there and walk around, but I wouldn’t be able to play at the pace we want to play.

It felt like a track meet. I was getting a little winded out there. I just wanted to stay aggressive, stay in the middle and create things that way.

Last year we were 18-16, and the playoffs start, and the next thing you know, we’re in the finals. Pretty cool. This year, we expected to win.

I’ve been having that my whole life, where there haven’t been a lot of individual awards,

We are definitely confident in every one on the team, and are excited about the chance to win the finals.

It could be worse, … I’m already kind of running around and jumping. They kind of said to me ‘Just see how you feel.’

There’s no timetable. I’m just going to try to rehab as best I can and come back in good shape. The one thing I have going for me is I’ve played two years with the...

You earn victories like this just by sticking with it and digging down,

That’s what you want is a competitive camp. You want to have people fighting for positions. Except for Brooke, we have our core back.

It?s, obviously, really disappointing; you just count on each day as feeling better, and it definitely has.

Any time your country calls on you to help represent them, it’s a great honor. I know he’s happy about it and we’re all happy and proud that we have someone representing our team.

They came out and played great defense, … But the thing I liked was, for a while there, they weren’t scoring either. I was happy with the way we played defense while we were struggling.

At the time it was the right decision. So I probably would keep it the same, but just probably tried to have done a little bit more my fifth year.

It will always be a question in everyone’s mind, but the fact is I just wasn’t healthy.

There is a huge sense of urgency. We see that. Personally, I’m feeling okay. I just have to be more aggressive and pick and choose my spots a little better.

We know [Detroit] will come back and play even harder next game.

We’re disappointed right now. We’ll go back, re-evaluate and be ready to come and play.

I’m trying to get used to playing with it. And not playing four days, I kind of got out of rhythm a little bit.

I’m glad she’s coming back. It’s been great playing with her the last two years.

I feel good, … We’ll just wait and see what it’s like (today). I can’t really say today whether I’ll play tomorrow, the next day or even next Sunday.

I need to take care of my body. I feel better after I have a good meal.

Any time you are injured and can’t play the way you want to play, it is frustrating. As long as I am back at some point playing well, playing hard and doing something to help...

It’s just a lot of instinct and it’s a lot of understanding of what’s there and what’s not there,

We did everything we could. At the end of the day, you couldn’t say anything more about our staff, … Everyone did what they could to get the swelling to go down and get it...

Besides, it’s all about the team. If you get too caught up in your own individual awards, it takes away from your focus and it takes away from being a part of the team. Always...

You know, each day goes by, and you get a little more optimistic and a little more hopeful because you just see how it’s reacting to everything, … It’s just day-to-day kinds of things. So...

I got in better shape the first year in college [at Minnesota] and I was getting up there a little bit, … I tried to touch the rim and, you know, I’m thinking I’m going...

Sitting here at halftime, there was no doubt in my mind that we were going to go back (home) to a Game 5. I knew we had some work to do in the second half,...

Obviously it won’t be healed before the end of the finals, but it’s one of those situations where the swelling, if it can go down, and it’s not in the worst possible spot … Obviously...

I missed (Game 2) and probably didn’t play at full health at any time in the series. But at the same time, not to take anything away from them, they beat us. I don’t like...

That’s funny, … That’s a pretty creative way of putting it into words, actually, because that’s what it probably looks like when I’m running around out there with the ball.