It's always a big deal. Every game is crucial for us.

That's what comedians do. Comedians talk a lot.

We give ourselves a lot of chances to win a lot of games with our defense.

Getting stops is the key to our defense. If we come out and play good defense each and every night, we're going to give ourselves a chance to win.

We don't want to make excuses. Even though those guys are out, we have to put five guys out on the floor. I think this team is good enough and deep enough to still go out there and compete and win a couple of games.

We're not going to make excuses. You put five players on the court, regardless of who's hurt. Obviously, we have enough talent to win.