48 Quotes by Ruben Patterson

We didn't have all our players. We'll be ready for the playoffs. The regular season is over. It's time to go to work.

Very frustrating. If it wasn't for Carmelo, we probably would have got beaten by 40.

We just kept playing hard. They were fighting to get back in it and Andre and Carmelo hit some big shots down the stretch.

We just kept fighting out there. It was just a total team effort and we just made the plays at the end to get a win.

We just want to have momentum before the playoffs start. We've just got to have everybody here. Kenyon and Marcus, because they dominated us tonight.

Every time he got the ball we doubled him. He was frustrated, and that was a good game plan.

(A) total team effort tonight. We played like a totally different team. Kobe is an awesome player. He makes shots, gets fouls, fun to watch. He may have got 41 but we got the win.

I see the guys playing a lot harder when they see me and Reggie out there banging down on the floor, getting rebounds and doing the things that we do.

It was an ugly win, but we will take it. I think guys had a lot in their heads today with what happened to Julius last night. I know I did. We were all devastated and hurt. But it could have been worse. He could not be here today.