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For Kobe, it's about on the court, ... It's about re-establishing his dominance of the game.
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I hope so. We've got a measure in front of us that we have to step up to and try to regain some kind of composure and some kind of home-court advantage.
Phil Jackson
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They knew how intensely they had to play. They knew that there had to be a win. We just said that we're going to win this game regardless. I'm going to play the players that have to play to win the game. They buckled down and did the job they had to do.
Phil Jackson -
He reached behind to knock the ball loose, and (Palmer) made the call. This is the second game where we've had inconsequential plays land us on the free-throw line in the last seconds of the game.
Phil Jackson -
Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
Phil Jackson -
I think they felt intimidated at some point in this playoff. ...Our big guys have been effective. ... They just wanted to make a stand and make a statement.
Phil Jackson -
I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.
Phil Jackson -
I'm going to copyright myself so he can have that distinction, sell them off.
Phil Jackson
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It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.
Phil Jackson -
We figured no one would break it for another 30 years, just like it took for the Lakers' record to be broken. So, it is surprising Detroit is pushing for it.
Phil Jackson -
It was a good practice session, but then we started tailing-off, just as most players do during exhibition games and we started shooting more instead of executing.
Phil Jackson -
He said he wasn't ready to come out. But then he sat down for a while, came back, and made a shot like that. We wanted him to rest his legs. Your legs can suffer when you take as many shots as he does.
Phil Jackson -
My father was a man who didn't consider himself learned. He was a man who liked to be a farmer. He enjoyed his dairy farm and felt the calling. So there was a dedication. I was dedicated as a child to the service of God, and so there was this continual centering of a greater purpose than your own.
Phil Jackson -
It was like the third quarter would never end. I thought we would never get through it. Larry helped by getting off the court.
Phil Jackson
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We had a blowout on our hands in the third quarter and we never recovered from that.
Phil Jackson -
He is coming up with some key plays for us. And at the offensive end, he is doing things that help him finish at the basket. When a player plays extended minutes, you fall into that rhythm. Kwame has set himself up to have this sort of success.
Phil Jackson -
We got in a situation where we were waiting for Kobe is hand to get hot. We started trying to force it in to him and that hurt us. Kobe had a hard time chasing Dixon around screens.
Phil Jackson -
Yao was great (Sunday). He was posting up and hitting those shots. He's in great shape now, probably the best shape I've seen him in since he's been playing in the NBA.
Phil Jackson -
They're all big (games) for us. We have 10 home games, three road games and we feel like we have to win really a high majority of those games to finish where we have to finish if we want to go forward to gain momentum for the playoffs.
Phil Jackson -
Teams that have lost a lot of games are dangerous teams and we knew that coming in. We just have no excuses. They outplayed us tonight.
Phil Jackson
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Probably would have been sitting on the bench with Connecticut. Who knows? That's just hypothetical stuff you can't even project. But it certainly is a talented team. The growth that he has had here, I think, has been a beneficial factor for him in his overall game.
Phil Jackson -
We can't feel sorry for ourselves. That's the great thing about basketball, you have to go out there and play another game. We're just going to have to bounce back.
Phil Jackson -
They could still be playing for all I know.
Phil Jackson -
Everybody has an opportunity to play a role, a playmaking role, so it makes it harder to coach. It takes a little more time.
Phil Jackson