I'm really proud of our guys for the last few minutes [of the game]. Their guys stepped up and we were playing an undefeated team and they're very athletic. I thought our kids fought like champions.

Nick?s been a big part of our success. If we don?t have him [tonight], I think we still can be very competitive, but he brings a special flavor to the table, and that?s his quickness. He averaged 10 points a game, but more than that he?s good for at least six steals and maybe six assists a game.

Three years ago, we were 1-23. We have just been doing a lot of work in the off season and that has helped us get to where we are today. It's good to see us come from 1-23 to be 18-2 right now. That's a big turnaround. We were in last place and now we are in first place, so that's a big accomplishment.

An internal breakthrough is a burden, an external one is a blessing.

Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.

More than 100 years after he first appeared, Holmes remains the template for the fictional detective.