I just tried to show the team that I was healthy last year and I was capable of what I was capable of a couple of years ago before the injury. I want more put...

I think we completely lost our composure. We were up and it was like we were just trying to find a way to lose.

My philosophy is any open look is an open look.

He took over the game with his drives to the basket in the fourth quarter. He puts so much pressure on the defense, doesn’t settle for jumpers. When the double-team comes, he finds the open...

I meant no harm by the screen I set. I just tried to set a good, hard, legal screen and I think I did that. Hopefully, he’s not holding a grudge or anything.

We made wholesale changes. A whole new coaching staff. It’s a fresh start for pretty much everyone. We had to get younger. We lost Sam and Spree. They were great players, all stars in this...

Yeah, he said we have a beef. I was like, whatever.

Pick your poison. Try to stop K.G. or me . . . They wanted to play a small lineup, and we made them pay.

Kobe was the difference. In the second half, we came back and we competed. But against a good team and a great player, we just didn’t play well enough to win.

Bottom line in this league is you’ve got to make shots, especially in the fourth quarter,

Doesn’t matter who gets the shot in the fourth.

It’s been great with Paul. I think I complement his game, because I don’t dominate the ball that much. I’m more of a spot-up guy. I don’t dribble the ball to get my shots. I...

We needed this win. That’s a big swing game when you’re chasing someone in the playoffs. We made it harder on ourselves.

He’s very versatile. He’s my size and a point guard. He can handle the ball really well. He’s a smart, smart basketball player. He’s got guys on this team that are really going to enjoy...

It is going to be weird.

That was a tough one. We were starting to build some momentum and this game we took a little step back.

We didn’t play the game the right way. They went on a run, they stayed aggressive. That team’s playing better. They’re a lot better than their record. No question about it.

I don’t have a beef with him at all. I’ve never had a problem with him. I just set a screen, and I didn’t even try to put anything into it. I just tried to...

It takes us getting our butts kicked to turn it on.

We were doing a great job on him defensively and then he hit two shots that, boy, were quick-trigger. You have to be ready for him at all times.

The best thing (Doc Rivers) did for me was start me in the second half because I got some shots in warm-ups and found my stroke a little bit. In the beginning, I was a...

Troy can put the ball in the basket with the best of them. When he gets hot and gets going, you want to ride his hot streak,

It was awesome. I’ve got a lot of respect for that guy. All the criticism he’s taken over the years, I don’t think it’s warranted at all. He puts himself out there, he wants to...

We gave up 111 points, that’s not good. They knocked on our door the whole fourth quarter, but we found a way to win the game.

I’ve never played in an offense like this where I have the ball so much and create for other people. This is fun.

I was a little disappointed with my role last year and I made that kind of known. I regret it a little bit for saying it, especially with the way things turned. The way the...

First of all, I try not to read the papers and not even get involved in it. You just focus on your job and what you’re there to do. If it happens, it happens.

I was an All-Star in this league, and it seemed like some people forgot that, for whatever reason.

I love Boston. I’m enjoying my new teammates, my new city, my new town. I’m looking to a lot of good things happening here in the future.

It doesn’t matter who gets the shots in the fourth. Trenton was making plays. We were milking him. He was killing them down there. As long as we get the job done as a team,...

I’ve got a lot of mixed emotions. Seven years is a long time to be with one team. I’ve got nothing but great things to say about Minnesota fans. The team gave me a great...

You just have to be professional. We are a young team. We have to do all the little things and do our roles. We have to go out there and produce and find ways to...

I’ve worked hard, I’ve tried to earn that type of respect, now I just have to show I deserve it.

All K.G. wants his teammates to do when he gets doubled is be aggressive. I think he can live with aggressive mistakes and live with aggressive misses when you miss an open jump shot. It’s...

I’m just learning the plays and everything and having fun out there. I felt great. My teammates … are making things really easy.

He’s like the Energizer Bunny, kind of like Steve Nash, … kind of brought the glory back to that style of point guard. He’s constantly looking for teammates … playing with a lot of energy.

It’s a big-time opportunity. In this day and age, you never know why trades are made.

When you hold their best player to 8-for-24, you should win the game, but stuff is not going our way right now.

I think we were seeing shadows every time we came into the paint.

It’s not easy to play on the road in this league. We have to play a well-rounded, solid game to get over the hump.

We’re not doing it. I’m not doing it. We can put forth as much of an effort as we want on defense, but teams who can shoot well are going to score points ? and...

It was just back and forth game. It was a tough loss for us, and I thought they really got the benefit at the free throw line.

Criticism is going to come while you’re injured, but you just have to work through it, stay mentally tough … I think he has something to prove this year.

I didn’t hear a whistle, so I wasn’t going to let him go up and hit an and-one. I didn’t know what was going on. I just grabbed his arm. I didn’t grab him to...

Horrible is the only word I have for it. We have to come out aggressive and set the tone.

I think he’s doing a good job for us overall. Hopefully he can keep that up. And Michael’s been playing super off the bench. He’s playing great defense, getting a lot of offensive boards, and...