That's what it comes down to. When you have the opportunity to make play, you've got to make it.

I play defense. That's what I do, and I like doing it. That's tough when you don't get the opportunity to do what you like to do: that's anticipate, beat guys to the spot, get your hands in there, play clean basketball, play good defense.

They'll be fine. As long as they play the Bengals every week.

That's what makes it more rewarding, winning a game where every point is contested, every pass is contested.

We challenged Adrian to become more of a force inside. And Alex played solid backcourt basketball and was a steadying influence for us. We were more consistent on both offense and defense this time.

Eli's a good all-around player. He can face the basket or post up, and he very unselfish, keeping his teammates involved. He plays a good role for them and doesn't make a lot of mistakes.