We came out flat in the second half. We came out and committed two costly fouls at the beginning of the half. We just played sluggish.

From the beginning, we knew we could do this. The biggest part was believing in ourselves.

We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own themes into these movies. What we were trying to do was to analyze what was important to Tolkien and to try to honor that. In a way, we were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves.

You've got to change attitudes about investing in black neighborhoods, ... It's beginning to catch on.

I am just now beginning to move better and to feel a lot better about how I am playing, ... I am glad the season's over because now it means I can come back next year and play at 100 percent.

From the beginning of the year, from the beginning of practice, we wouldn't even practice shooting at all. All we practiced was defense. We try to think defensively most of the time.