That was a positive note. You could tell he was comfortable. |
That was obviously another one of those games. They (Boston Celtics) played extremely well. They were focused and they had a tremendous approach to the game. They executed in the first quarter flawlessly. They did not feel our defense and they did not feel our presence. We were waiting for them to miss and they just didn't. |
That was the first time I ever called an open isolation against a 2-3 zone. He's a remarkable player and I'm glad to have him on my team. |
That was the first time I've seen Gary play like Gary in a long time. |
That's a big mistake on his part right now. He's too young to be saying that. It's just indicative of the young players today. |
That's a lot of shots. Obviously, we keyed our defense to him. James (Posey) did a good job on him. |
That's a lot of shots. We key a lot of our defense to him. He didn't have an outrageous night. When you've got a guy that's rising on you and you've got your center, your power forward always out on him, it just wreaks havoc on the boards. James did a good job on him. |
That's none of my business. |
That's one of the better games and more complete games we've played in a long time. |
That's one of the better, more complete games that we've played in a long time. It's the first time that Shaq, in a couple of weeks, has been running to the rim and we got him early in transition and that's what it was. We have to get back to that game. |
That's our objective, to win one more game. Then we will change our routine. |
That's two games in a row that we showed, at a time when we need to show it, a real lockdown mentality defensively. It's not surprising to me if they're committed on doing it. They've done it off and on. Not consistent. It's when the mood strikes them. |
That's two games in a row that we showed, at a time when we need to show it, a real lockdown mentality. |
The argument is they know what they're supposed to do. At least they tell you, 'We know what we're supposed to do.' So you back off a little bit on the real big muscle work that could cause them injury. |
The beginning was a disaster, an absolute disaster. |