That is not exactly how midcourter Gina Crampton put it but the promising 23-year-old wing attack agrees the Steel's match against the Magic in Invercargill today could prove to be a season-defining game for her side.
The Steel is in third place in the New Zealand conference, with two wins from five games and both victories have come against the winless Tactix.
The Magic has two wins and a draw from six games and is in second place in the New Zealand conference.
Should the Steel prevail, it would leapfrog the Magic into second place.
But a loss could see it slip out of the top three and its chances of reaching the playoffs would get that much tougher.
''It does feel like a bit of a must-win,'' Crampton said.
''It is really important to beat New Zealand teams if we want to be in the playoffs.''
Where better to play a key game than in Invercargill, where the Steel has beaten the Magic on five out of seven occasions, including a 62-57 win when the teams last met?
The Steel is also fresh from a record 84-58 win against the Tactix while the Magic squandered a handy lead against the Mystics to draw 45-45.
''We wouldn't want to get ahead of ourselves. It was an awesome win [against the Tactix] and I think it showed when we put out a good performance we can get wins like that. But now we have to do it against other teams as well and get some consistency.''
Crampton was brought into the Steel side as cover in 2012 but before this season had made just six appearances.
This year she has started all five games and has given a good account of herself.
She is enjoying the challenge and feels the Steel's midcourt trio is improving each week.
''We're building connections but there is always more we can do. The Magic have quite a tough midcourt, so we will have to try to combat that.''
Crampton has a difficult match-up with the up and coming Jamie-Lee Price, who is very a physical wing defence.
But rather than focus on what the opponent might do or what the Magic's game plan is, the Steel is concentrating on its own objectives.
The plan is to avoid getting into a melee and play smarter.
But as always it just comes down to one thing - ''getting the ball into the circle''.
It helps when a 1.98m Jamaican shooter is waiting under the net.
But Crampton has also been working really hard at on the first and second phases from the centre pass.
That work has paid off and Crampton leads the league in centre passes received.
That slick work has helped get the ball in the hands of said Jamaican shooter, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, sooner rather than later.
It is an obvious game plan but one which can prove devastating when the Steel gets it right, as evidenced in the romp against the Tactix.
But better defensive teams work hard to disrupt the ball before it gets to the circle edge.
That makes feeding Fowler-Reid more difficult.
And with veteran Silver Ferns goal keep Leana de Bruin marshalling the Magic's defence, the Steel knows it has a tough challenge.
The game really does shape as a clash of styles.
The Steel is the leading attacking team in the competition while the Magic has the second-best defensive record.
The battle between Fowler-Reid and de Bruin is likely to have a big impact on the outcome.
Steel v Magic
Invercargill, today, 4.10pm
Head to head: Played 15, Steel 5, Magic 10
Greatest winning margins: Steel 7, Magic 19
