80 Quotes by Raja Bell

We are a team of spurts. Eddie really came in and got us going in the second quarter. We really locked down on defense in the third quarter. I thought that was one of the best quarters of defense I've seen this team play all year.

When we are clicking and we have everybody firing we are a more dangerous team. When they can lock down on one guy, we kind of slow down, but when we are flying and everyone is contributing, that is when we are at our best.

When we get productivity across the board like that, we're pretty tough to deal with.

We needed a game like that. We haven't been able to keep people down when we've had them down. It was a focal point coming out tonight and we were able to execute it.

We're excited about what we have already, but we feel getting that last piece of the puzzle will put us over the hump. We want to make sure that he's healthy and ready to give us everything he can give us. We're definitely excited to get him back in the lineup, without a doubt.

We're not doing anything different. Guys understand that if it's going to be a week or a month, we're going to have to pick it up without him.

I would assume the more aggressive Kobe will be out. I'm sure he'll be trying to still get other guys involved to a certain degree, but I expect him to be looking for his more than last game.

I got to give a lot of credit to the (staff) around here who really helped me get out in the community and do some things. It's something special for me, because I was a guy who never got much recognition for anything around this league.

If we can play the way we want to play, we can do it without (size). But if teams trap us into their game or take us out of fours, that's when size becomes a factor. It's important for us to keep it at a high tempo.