Phil Jackson Quotes
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In the second half we came out and played well offensively and defensively.
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That's a higher pace, higher fatigue rate, particularly when you play against this team. So it's important for us to understand how to do that.
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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.
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I expect a cigar, ... Not lit, hopefully.
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They know they can get scoring from three players every night, and sometimes all five can score. It's an all-inclusive thing.
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It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient - love - none of those other factors matter.
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It was like the third quarter would never end. I thought we would never get through it. Larry helped by getting off the court.
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The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team.
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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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We were unhappy with the first 18 minutes of the game, and we weren't reacting defensively the way we like to see them react. In the second half, we stepped it up defensively and were able to get out and run.
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I think all our players were encouraged by the effort, and thought we had the right idea. Our execution came up a little bit short.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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He (Brown) had a lot of offensive rebounds out there and did some things defensively and got some offensive things working for him, and that was good. And Luke had a stellar floor game and got some points.
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There are times and moments and there will be one in this playoffs where he will do the offensive work. He's going to be on fire and feeling the ability to go out there and shoot anytime, any place. Right now, I think he's just moving the ball well and doing the right things for us.
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I don't know; I didn't talk to him.
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There'll be another resurgence where we get back and play ball well.
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I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole career, even as a player, has been on winning basketball clubs and it just seems to have been a part of the make-up of what’s been given me. That’s what I’ve been given and that’s what I’ve had to deal with. Some people can make fun of it or some people can have a good time with it, or some people can resent it. It’s just what it is.
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Determined, dedicated, disciplined. I think he's ready to play. For Kobe, it's about re-establishing his dominance in the game.
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I felt at some times Kobe might have taken advantage of our flexibility.
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This is a day and age when the perimeter players are scoring more than the interior players.
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They could still be playing for all I know.
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They had a game plan against Kobe that was effective, getting the ball out of his hands.
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They really crowded Shaq well and did not give him a good look in the lane. He struggled to find a position in the lane all night.
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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.