He set the tone, without a doubt. He was not going to be denied. Actually, what he told us is that there's nobody on this team that can deny him.

I don't know if it's hurting or not, but it's affecting him in the sense that he sure as heck didn't want to balance himself. He wasn't making those crisp jump stops that he's known for.

They were getting us out of our offense. We were allowing that to happen because we weren't reading our schemes. So consequently, that created bad shots, turnovers and got them in transition.

Boy, they sure do make things interesting.

It's very tough when you're used to being the first option. Now, you're not the first option, and maybe not even the second, but this is a team game and you still got to go at it. It's been a tough transition he's had to make.