I came out shooting early. There have been times that things have been going real well for me, but this was the first time that I've been able to put two halves together like that.

If Coach needed me to come off the bench to be successful, I was going to do that. Obviously we went through a stretch in which we didn't win games, and with the injury to Jarvis Hayes, he told me I had the opportunity to start. He asked me how I felt about it, and I said, 'If the team's going to be better with me starting, I'll all for it.' And we've been good. We're 3-1.

I just think that chemistry is always big, and once chemistry starts coming together, it's a beautiful thing. Now you're seeing it. We went through a lot of adversity after winning early on, and now we're starting to roll.

I just wanted to win the game. It hurt losing to them out there like that. It was an opportunity for us to get a win, and we came up short, so it's good to get a win here. Maybe we can get something started from it.

In the fourth quarter, he does what he does best, he closes the game out. That's what stars do.

I'm a tough dude, and I plan on bringing toughness to the table. (I'm) tough-minded, tough-willed. That's how I was brought up.

I'm just happy to be someplace where I'm wanted, where I can dig in and carve out a place for myself,

I'm just happy because this is such a great situation for me and my family, ... I know a good fit when I see one and from the time I arrived here in Washington, the organization has made me and my family feel so welcome. I'm excited about knowing that my future will be with this team.

I like how this looks on me, ... I think I can get used to this.

The fan support may have been a little bit better in Storrs. But we still took the mentality in Hartford that this is our court.