It sparked something both of them have inside them, a desire and more importantly a pride. I think both of them took the game in their hands.

He's got something inside of him. He's got a grit. I've said this to him, and I've said this to a lot of people about him, he's got some intestinal fortitude which I really don't know if I've ever seen before.

I think what he is doing this season, all of us ? players, coaches and media in particular ? should really savor. He's having ... a year for the ages. By coming back this year, he's really made it worthwhile. And we all need to sit back and admire it because it won't happen for a long time after this.

He's a one-dimensional player who has an excellent one dimension. He's the end result of their ball movement ... he was the beneficiary.

The biggest, most glaring thing that we thought we could teach was getting off to a good start. We didn't in those two games, and it obviously cost us. We have to do that to give us a chance to win.

When the game started, we gave him two open jump shots and he probably felt like he could conquer the world. We didn't defend him and that's what good players do.