I feel light as a feather, ... I'm really happy that we won. I feel like everyone has written us off all year, and I just knew we could make the playoffs. God, it just feels so good. It feels like a huge burden off our shoulders.

I made the decision that I was going to play tonight. This was huge for us. Going on the road and winning is big, and we definitely want to win the series in two games so we can relax and prepare for the next round.

For me, I was a bit unsure how things would go this year, ... So regular season-wise, we did a hell of a job. Maybe the playoffs were a little bit too much with a lot of new players. I don't know. It's pretty upsetting. I'm a bit shocked. We thought we could do better.

I'm skinny now; it's like I'm wearing a girdle, ... In the end it was my decision, but this could be it. It could be one of those things where if I wait a day and I don't give everything I've got the next couple of games, we may not have another chance. I'm not going to risk that. If it [the back] gets bad, that's cool, I've got some time off at the end of the season.

I won't miss any games. I could feel it, but it's just one of those things where you can't really think about it, you've just got to keep going. I was fine. I just focused on the game.

Once I made the decision to play, and it was my decision, I was going to do it. You go out there and give it your best shot. I've had better days (physically), but I'm OK.