For us it's good, because he's a great player, but we don't have much to do with it. It didn't hurt me. I said it after the game. But the league (watches) everything we do. |
He was very important for them. He was getting blocks, rebounding, and intimidating. |
I admire him probably the same way I did with (Michael) Jordan, ... But the difference was he was representing me with the Argentine jersey. That changes everything. |
I am not trying to rush anything right now. In the first quarter, I pushed my offensive (play). I just wanted to see where I am at now. |
I appreciate it so much. It's one of the biggest treasures I have. I haven't looked at it for a while, but I think about it a lot, and I have a DVD of our games that I've watched two, three, four times. |
I came to the arena with a jacket on, so I didn't know if I was going to play or not. But I convinced (coach Gregg Popovich) to let me play. I thought that it was really important to get some confidence back. |
I couldn't believe it. When I passed the ball I was under the basket. My focus was on grabbing the rebound when it looked like the shot missed, then it hit the backboard and went in. |
I couldn't believe it. When I saw he actually missed, I was trying to go for the board. |
I don't play like this because I want to look pretty, ... I think people can really see I love the game. |
I feel like me again. |
I felt better, no doubt. It wasn't that hard to feel better than Game 3 and Game 4. |
I just believe in it. |
I just calmed down a bit. I was too frustrated in Game 4 because of what happened in Game 3. I tried to forget everything and play more calm, letting things come to me. I didn't force the issue. |
I played more aggressively tonight with more pace and that was helpful to our effort. We moved the ball very well and attacked the basket very hard. It was similar to Game 1, but we finished at the rim. They are playing great basketball and we really have to respect them going into the next game. |
I saw that they were too close, ... He lost control of the ball for a moment. It was a good play by Jack, and I was able to steal it. |