Shock players and staff talk about how far they've come. Shock-Pistons-Palace CEO Tom Wilson: "in 2002 we were at death's door. To see it go from literally nothing or below nothing to where it is now, it's pretty remarkable."

Bellowing Bill chats with Freep beat writer Chris Silva. "We play any style of play," the coach says. "We can run all day long as long as we can go inside and attack the rim."

Diana calls her game one disembowelment "a healthy loss." She says her Merc are ready to run today.

Voepel says they have to be ready to rebound, too. Tan Smith, that means you: "They're not the first team we've matched up against that's bigger than us," the slender center says. "Basically, everybody's bigger than us."