You want to send a message, you're going to meet these guys later in the playoffs. It's going to be a physical contest between us, and we're going to take no prisoners.

I think we played a full 60 (Sunday). I think we were tense the first game and we couldn't bury our chances early. That was the difference in the game.

It's only been 10 days, but it was hard watching the other night with a close game like that. You're a little bit more motivated to play against a former team and coach, so it's definitely a plus to get a playoff goal early and get the monkey off my back.

I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.

To me, if you're going to talk about funk, you have to go back to George Clinton and Bernie Worrell. Those guys are the giants. I've played with Bernie, and it was unreal. He's the master.

The way prices are rising, the good old days are last week.