That's sort of a trick question, and I don't have a trick answer. Next question, please. You're not going to get me with that question today, buddy...I'm a veteran at this, buddy. Can't get that with me, buddy. Not today.

The East is going to be pretty easy for me. The Great Chest of the West becomes the Great Beast of the East.

As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order.

Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.

Coach (Pat) Riley told us on June 8 we'd win the title on June 20.

I was really upset. I felt like they tried to limit me, whoever 'they' may be. So I just said to myself third quarter I'm going to come out and do what I do.

I'm not really worried about my numbers now as a 36-year-old. I'm not trying to be the first, experimental case of a 36-year-older trying to maintain his numbers, especially when I'm on a team like this. Can I do the same stuff I could do when I was Amare's age? Of course not. I'm not going to even try. However, I feel that I'm the baddest 36-year-old out there.