I had some shots that I felt like I should've made; I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.

When we all walked in, you could feel their spirits being uplifted, like they felt very encouraged and happy that we were there. It was just real cool to see that. To be able to go back (to New Orleans), play a game there and be able to uplift them again, that's special.

I'm not changing my game whatsoever,

You guys are going to make your own assessment. I'm not going to comment. We're going to move on and win games. Shaq and I are going to move on and be teammates and win another championship.

It's not going to have any carry-over effect from a mental standpoint or anything like that. Everything's thrown out the window. It's a new season.