That's the sole purpose of this event,

Damon told me I'm going to hit the wall eventually, ... He said he just didn't tell anybody. He said he kept on trucking and he ended up winning Rookie of the Year. So I know it's going to happen. It's just a matter of how I deal with it.

That (2003) Dallas team kind of reminds me of this Dallas team. It was fun to be a part of. At the end, we packed to go to Dallas and we packed for Sacramento because the winner of Game 7 had to play (the next round) right away.

Man, we're just resilient. We've got a pretty good road record (8-5), but tonight I thought what we did was pretty incredible, considering that Eddie (Jones) got ejected, Shane Battier fouled out and we still were able to pull this game out.

I don't know what went on with Pau the last couple of years, I've only heard. I can only go on what I see. The first thing I told Pau is that no matter how much he has been criticized by whoever, that he has to come out and play hard every night. Because if he doesn't play hard every night for us, we can't win.

It was just a feeling I've never had. It won't be my career. I won't let it be that. I just have to attack the rehab, and it will be OK.