Raja Bell Guard Quotations

It was funny. You know, Manu's a competitor, and I do a good job, I'd like to say, on him, but he's a tough guard for me. So it's just a respect level. It's cool to hear somebody thinks you're that way, especially being the All-Star that he is, so it was flattering.

The reason we shot a high percentage is what I think is important. We were able to space. We were very unselfish, and we were out in transition. When we do that, it's tough for people to guard us.

We wanted to establish ourselves early and let them know we were here to play. It is easy to have a letdown the night before you go on the All-Star break, but we wanted to guard against that.

That tempo was as high and fast as we've been since the last time we played them. That tempo helps us. It's hard to guard guys when they're in transition. We weren't able to do it either.

That tempo helps us. We don't get bogged down and it's hard to guard guys when you're in transition all night.

We understood that we had to come out and establish ourselves early and make sure they knew we were here to play. It's easy to let down going into the All-Star break, but we wanted to guard against that, and we did a good job.