We are not worried about the hype. (The Mavericks) are a good team and we know that. We are going to be playing them on our home court and we know that. We are going to play hard and whatever happens, happens.

I haven't been around him in so long, not for anything other than our paths just haven't crossed. It was great to have some time ... and talk about old times.

People are going to start to realize this team is not all hype. We have guys who are going to come out and perform.

That might not be enough to cause a team not to take a player, but if a team is deciding between two players and everything else is equal, it might be a cause for concern.

We have a lot of character on our team. What we pride ourselves on is being tough. I'm not worried about us bouncing back. We'll get this out of our system tonight.

I'm not worried I'm the tallest or smallest guy out there. I just want to make plays. I'll let you guys worry about how tall and fast we are, ... (Belichick) is all about production, and that's what we try to do. I go out there and try to produce for him.