We're battling for first place with Ottawa, so all those games are going to be huge. Then Toronto and Boston are fighting for playoff spots, and Montreal's trying to stay in. Those are all going to be huge, key games for us. Those are all four-point games.

[Boston scored only eight runs in the three games against the A's and a total of 24 runs in their last eight. Jason Varitek's slump is at 4-for-41 and Damon's at 5-for-26.] I don't think you can score nine runs a game the whole year. ... It doesn't work like that.

We control our own destiny. I'm sure it'll come down to those last three games in Boston.

Boston is playing pretty hard right now, battling for their lives. Those games aren't easy. They might look easy, but they're tough. It shows our strength that we've been able to keep coming out of those games with two points.

I've seen where you can score 35 in two games in a row, and once you lose, you can't get it.

He's still a sophomore. He's had good games. He's a good player. As he gets older, he'll do more. Big guys can do it, but it's hard for a guard to come in and dominate this conference.