He did things that I haven't seen in a couple of years.
He was absolutely great. He did things I haven't seen him do for a couple of years. He's got a lot of energy and he's taking two or three people to the rim. He's picking people apart.
I was concerned a little bit. We know the NBA when you have a big win on national television. I've seen a half-dozen teams this year have those kinds of wins and the next day get beat by anybody. You just sort of let down. It's natural. We really tried to guard against that.
It doesn't matter whether this was the first game or the seventh game (of the road trip). It was a terrible game on our part. They threw a zone at us early, and we acted like we've never seen it before.
That was the first time I've seen Gary play like Gary in a long time.
We just had a great first quarter. I mean, it was just incredible. I don't think I've ever seen this team play like that.
I've seen a lot of plays like that. I coached Magic Johnson.
People got a view of absolute greatness. It's absolutely beyond description. I haven't seen players do that in a long time.
It was an absolute eye-opener. I've seen a lot of great quarters. I don't think I've ever seen one exactly like that where a team hits nine 3s (actually eight). We didn't play well, we didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row.
The bigger the moment, both of them stepped up even bigger. Sometimes, it's absolutely beyond description. I haven't seen players do that in a long, long time.
I haven't seen players do that in a long, long time.
I have seen a lot of good first quarters. I don't think I have ever seen one exactly like that. We didn't play well.