Paul Westphal on Cousins and Greene

Paul Westphal on Carl Landry's play lately. He's averaging 20 points and 9.3 rebounds in his last three games.

"We're doing a better job of consistently getting him the ball. He's doing a phenomenal job on the offensive boards and he's being aggressive. He's playing like his skill and age, he's right in his prime, say he can play."

Westphal on DeMarcous Cousins performance (15 points, 10 rebounds, 5 of 15 shooting) and his struggles (at least four turnovers in five games, including five against the Knicks):

"I think DeMarcus is coming quickly. He needs to learn more about the nba. He did a good job of staying out of foul trouble and made some nice defensive plays tonight. I think he needs to shoot a higher percentage and he will as he learns what shots are possible for him to get off in what situations. And he's got to cut down on some of these turnovers that seem to happen to him. Whether it's a cheap travel call or something that he's involved in that caused the turnover he's just got to tighten it up a little bit and he will."
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Donte' Greene is usually one of the players around for postgame interviews. He was gone fast this time, so there was no chance to ask about his contribution. Here's what Westphal said about Greene:

"I was really pleased with Donte (Greene) tonight. Donte has had it rough these last two weeks, and he's stayed ready. I had a talk with him today and I said look, Donte, I know it's not easy what you're going through and I've made some tough choices. Coaches, when they make tough choices, are always evaluating them and things don't always stay the same as the choices get evaluated. The only thing you can do is stay ready, because if you're not ready when you get your chance - and you will get your chance - when you get it and you're not ready, then you can only blame yourself. Even if you're upset - and anybody would understand if you are - the only thing you can do is be ready, and he was ready. I thought he played an excellent game."