This was not like having a cold or the flu, this was a complicated surgery. Some people lose their lives, not just their career. When you figure he's been able to play for us, and even to be effective for us, anybody has to be inspired. He's defeated some long odds to be here and now he's an emotional part of this team. |
two of the best players in basketball. |
We can't get stuck on yesterday's game. We can't forget what we need to do to win games. The series is not over yet, so we know we have to continue to play well if we want to close the series out. |
We didn't protect each other, ... I actually had to go to an enforcer style, and that's not my game. We were just really bad on team defense. |
We didn't protect each other. I actually had to go to an enforcer style, and that's not my game. We were just really bad on team defense. |
We don't know how to win ugly yet. It's either we have good offensive games or we lose. |
We dug ourselves a hole. We can't afford to go 18 down and expect to win. |
We get to have a light practice, lift a little weights, have a steak and relax a little bit. |
We had the opportunity to beat this team by 25-30 points. We didn't because they are well coached and they played hard. We kept doing the little things and got stops when we needed them. |
We have to go into LA and defend our home turf. We had to win Game Two on the road and it was very important for us. |
We just threw everybody at (Pierce). If you put two guys on him, you have a high percentage of stopping him. |
We needed this game, so I just wanted to stay aggressive around the boards, find the basket, get some easy shots and go to the free throw line. |
We played a great defensive game against Detroit, a great defensive game against Oklahoma (New Orleans) and San Antonio, and we do the little things that it takes to win big games. Then we come back tonight and we just don't scrap enough. I don't know if that's youth. I don't know if it's a heart thing. I hope it's not a heart thing. |
We played poorly. That's just what you expect. |
We'll do it. If we have to do it, we'll certainly do it. |