Pau Gasol is due to return from his broken foot this week, as early as Wednesday night.

"He's going to be a big boost to our team. But we have to keep this thing right so when he comes back it means something," Stoudamire said. "I've been in this situation before. You get a guy back and it doesn't change anything because the components around him aren't ready.

"We need to keep on fighting and get in practice and do the things we need to do. I'm not going to lie. This is a difficult situation. But we've got to make the best of it. I'm not going to let anybody quit."