(On the state of the team): “I thought we turned the corner four of five games ago. I thought we’re coming, we’re coming, but obviously Saturday night’s game was a heartbreaker but you have to give other teams credit too. The West is tough, its not going to all be smooth sailing and 60 wins every year. You just can’t do it. We are just going to slug it out and try to win our division and get the best seed we can get.”

(On Steve Kerr’s lecture this morning): “I think it was more motivation, and he came in at the right time and it showed tonight.”

(On performance leading to more opportunities): “You know what, I hope so. The only thing I can do is to sit over there and wait until my name is called. When it comes I’m going to go 110% and give them my all and just take care of business out there.”

(On Marcus Banks’ performance): “That was huge. Marcus played phenomenal out there with guarding Allen Iverson and also shooting the ball well from deep. That is something that we need and it was a spark.”

(On being a playoff team): “We know we can do it. We beat playoff teams, like tonight we beat Denver and we beat the Spurs already. They are some of the top teams in the league. We’re not really concerned what the hype is or what the hype isn’t. Our thing is to just continue to get better and grow as a unit.”

(On the win): “I think it was needed. A big win for us is always key. It gets us going, it always gets us going. Anytime we get a big win we just ride it together and go from there.”