Every game we play is going to be the biggest game of the year. ... It's in our hands. We can't really worry about what other teams are doing.

I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

It could have been called a foul. But if it's not, I guess that means I just didn't go hard enough. I thought it was a tough move.

The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.

Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was the first place that came to my mind. That's where my heart was at.