(East) played tough all the time and they had a good press. We pulled through, though.

My team needed me. We knew once we got Ray back that we could do a lot of damage.

It was tough. Nothing was falling for us.

At halftime, coach told us to get it in the paint because we shot a lot of three-pointers in the first half. So we tried to come out and do that right away and it worked for us.

Crook also impressed me moving the ball. That's the first time we've taken a team out of a press.

[Speaking on NBC's] Meet the Press ... two years' of investigation was not a waste of time and dollars.