Kenneth Faried did not need much time to feel like himself on Monday in his first game after missing five with a bruised hip. After leaving the previous game against the Hornets in pain, he felt back to normal when he was hit again.
"I think it was the same as usual for me," Faried said. "It helped getting to the free throw line early, because no doubt I was in the game. And I like getting hit to know that I'm there, like 'OK I'm here, I'm in the game, I'm checked in, got a little hit, got a little going.