I lost another good friend and teammate, ... Last year, Steve left and this year it was Mike's turn.

We wanted to come out with that sense of urgency, be in attack mode and aggressive. It was good on both ends of the court. We really moved the ball well and made the right adjustments to get a comfortable lead by half.

It makes it that much better. It's real exciting to go with a teammate and a friend.

I want to take that one back at the end of regulation that I missed. I kind of rushed that one when the score was tied.

I looked at the clock, I tried to hoist them up there as quick as I can. I don't know if it should have counted.

I'm very happy that Holger has been released — that's very important to me, especially in regard to preparing for the European championships. I will contact Holger as soon as possible, then we will see what happens.