Because of my connection to this city, I could never just stay away.

It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.

We keep in contact with each other and know a little of each others tendencies. But we're competitors though, so when we get between the lines (tonight) we're both going to want to win and move our programs to the next level.

We didn't hit our free throws the entire game. That's the difference. That's the first thing you notice.

They took us out of our game, completely out of our game. There were lots of very hard fouls. Lots and lots of very hard fouls.

We didn't make shots, and we didn't make free throws. That was the key. To win championships you have to be able to make shots, and we didn't do that. And the other thing, we gave up too many second opportunities on the boards.