We don't usually do that before games. It was different, but I think it motivated everybody because we didn't look too well against them last year.

They were a really tough team and went after the ball hard, but we could have boxed them out better. We could have gone after the ball harder. It was stuff that we could have controlled that we didn't.

I feel really good about this. It gives me a comforting feeling knowing he wants me in the game. I've been shooting well in practice, but I just rush my shots when I get into the game. Obviously I haven't been scoring much. I think I was just more relaxed.

I think everybody's intensity level just picked up. We started to rebound a little bit better. We ran our offense. We put pressure on them on defense, and everything just came together.

I think Mel and I did a good job not allowing her to catch the ball, and when she did catch it not allowing her to see the basket to shoot. Mel tries to get physical with the person and frustrate them by bodying up. I just try to make the right reads and chase the screens and then I body up when I should.

It was a whole team effort. We knew we wanted to chase her around the screens, and our post players did a great job of stepping up, so she didn't have time to get a lot of shots off. It prevented her from getting into a flow. That's really how you get it done.