"Well, it's very hard to get me out of control. I'm a cold-blooded Russian," Kirilenko said. "It's very tough to get me hot. Anyway, I'm very happy we get nice performance tonight."

It was quite a contrast from his game Monday when he played only 10 minutes and had zeroes in the shooting categories because he got into early foul trouble in Los Angeles against the Clippers, and when he got back into the game, he quickly picked up more foul trouble.

"Those games happen. Sometimes you get in foul trouble early, and at the end of the game, it was 20 points, and coach kind of hold you (out). That's OK. I understand. That's no problem," he said, noting he was very well rested for Friday. "I haven't played in four or five days. Nine minutes for five days, so I'm doing pretty good," he said, smiling.

"I'm not looking for the points," he added. "I'm looking for the win, and we got a nice win."

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