If he's open and in rhythm, and he's got a good look at the basket, he's got to take it.

He picked up some fouls . . . but that is where he belongs, out there. He worked hard tonight and did a good job.

Obviously this was a much needed win. It was a good win that was kind of like Murphy's Law. Everything that could go wrong in the first half did go wrong. But we played very well in the second half and we clamped down on defense.

When he's getting to the line eight, nine, 10 times a night, that's when he's having a good offensive game.

I thought that was a really good win for us tonight. I was really proud of our guys, the way we played in the second half.

Pierce had a phenomenal game. But other than that, we did a real good job defensively.