That really changed at the half. They made a distinct effort to hit the boards.

Even though we played sloppy in the first half, I felt fortunate to only be down by nine. I just thought we were not sharp offensively. We just lacked focus and did a poor job taking care of the ball.

I think he's come on late here, and that's what we need out of a senior leader. I'm not surprised it's taken him a while to come around given what he's been through, but as the season's gone along he's gotten stronger and better.

Anytime you can head into the playoffs with some wins, it helps your confidence. Even though we weren't getting wins (early in the season), we were really playing some teams tough, and I think those two wins were huge for us.

I think anybody who's hot right now can do it. I think it's been one of those kinds of years.

Our three guards really played outstanding. They all three just made some really solid decisions and took some great looking shots.