Kevin McHale talked with Kevin Martin late Tuesday, just hours after Martin expressed disappointment with his lack of shots and playing time in a loss to the Grizzlies.

“I talked to Kevin last night,” McHale said. “He said the same thing (that he said after the game.) I said, ‘Kev, we have to do a better job to try to get you going, but you have to do a good job of getting yourself going, too. I did it for a lot of years. It’s incumbent on you to go out there and get yourself going.’

“I said, ‘Kevin, a couple games you didn’t shoot the ball well, that didn’t bother me. Not getting shots, not being involved, that bothers me.’ We have to keep him involved. He has to be aggressive, go out there and play hard. Make it come your way. The other team is trying to not let things go your way. You have to go out there and force your way, and make it go your way.”

Martin played 38 minutes and scored 32 points in a 96-95 win over the Rockets on Wednesday night.