The last two games, in the final three quarters, we're playing the game the way it's supposed to be played ? as a team.

The doctor thinks he's still a week away.

You could definitely feel his energy tonight. He missed playing and you could see he enjoyed being back on the floor.

I put a lot of weight into being a good teammate as opposed to talent. From the minute he got here, he didn't big-time anybody. He got online. Checked out our team, knew our roster, knew our record and did a little research. I think guys respected that.

I hope, at some point, we're all going to understand the importance of defense and how good a team we can be if we play defense.

If there's any coach in America, in the world, who could figure out how to control momentum, all of our records would be better than they are. (Momentum) is a phenomenon. Guys talk about being in a 'zone,' but I haven't seen a team shoot the ball that well for a game. It was impressive.

In both games, we've had a number of good looks ... but we haven't hit them and it's just snowballed.

At the end of the third, the bench really stepped in and provided us with an outstanding lift.

It's to the point where he knows it's not going to go (out), so he's crossed a major hurdle. He's just going to get better every day.

It's constantly in the back of my mind. Fortunately, there are very few of us who've been in this situation, but I think the only way to go about this is with extreme caution. It's uncharted waters.