We have a talented team that was struggling, but we found a way to win. We came back from 10 down (in the first half), but then came out flat in the second half. We have to keep the intensity from the tip to the end.

I knew in the first half we were not playing Sacramento basketball, ... I knew I was struggling, I was forcing too many things. I just kept my composure and like I said, my teammates are always going to have my back.

We're a great team, not just one or two players. ... If one goes down, another steps up. We bounce right back. Nothing keeps us down.

We're always a team that people push aside, but we're the team that finished No. 1 in the West.

I knew this was a special team when everybody reported to training camp, ... I knew then that we had something special. This has been the best season of my career. My teammates made this special. This is just unbelievable.

Whiz deserves Coach of the Year. He's accomplished a lot with this team. No one knew how we were going to fit together. But he had confidence it would work.