We've lost some games in the past, the games that came down to the wire ... it's been on our minds the last couple of months.

I think maybe some games in the past, we lost our focus and let some teams back in. Miami, they kinda forced their way back in, you know. We didn't really get rattled or nervous or anything like that. They just did some good things. Any good team, they're not going to stay down for long. But the thing is, we pulled together and we still won the game.

I kind of blanked out. I couldn't believe it was over.

When you go to the line with a sense of urgency, there's more of an expectation to knock those free throws down.

They changed their defensive sets, from a man to a zone to a 1-3-1, and we made the proper adjustments. You've got to make those guys work hard on defense. A lot of times, we let other teams off the hook. We've got strong guards, and we need to use them.

It should be fun. I don't know what will happen but we'll be ready.