duncan228
03-20-2009, 11:22 PM
Post Game Quotes (http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/quotes_090320.html)
Gregg Popovich
On the game - It was a great game. Both teams are great defensively, play physical and aggressively, it was a well-played defensive game. I was happy with a lot of things in the game tonight but there are definitely things that we can do better. You always make mistakes in games but it was a good overall game against the NBA champions. When you miss six free throws in the last minutes of the games, it will affect the outcome.
On Rondo’s inbounds at the end of the game - It was a smart play by Rondo. He was just trying to .4 seconds off the clock and not have the ball stolen by our team.
On mistakes in tonight’s game - The game is full of mistakes. We made mistakes but so did the Celtics. The Glen Davis jumper at the end of the game hurt us along with the six missed free throws. It was a tough loss but life goes on. The most important game for us is the next.
Roger Mason Jr.
On the game - “We’re better than the way we played and executed at the end. It’s a tough loss but we’re in a tight situation right now and Sunday (vs. Houston) is going to be big for us.”
On the Spurs’ poor three-point shooting the last few games - “We still didn’t get good looks. Obviously, when you’re one of the better three-point shooting teams the other team is going to try and contest a little harder. It’s part of basketball and there are some nights where the shots just don’t fall.”
On Rajon Rondo’s steal at the end of the first quarter - “I figured he was out of the play and he might go to another guy but he came from behind and snuck up on me.”
On Michael Finley and Tony Parker missing free throws down the stretch - “I’ll take them on the free throw line any day of the week for the championship. Sometimes there are nights like that and tonight just happened to be that night.”
Tim Duncan
On the game - “We had opportunities to win the game but it just didn’t pan out. And credit to them. They played well defensively. I thought we did the same holding them to under 80 (points). A very winnable game. Not enough good performances out there. Mainly myself, I just didn’t play well and didn’t do enough to push us over the top.”
On missing free throws down the stretch - “That happens. That’s basketball. We had great shots, we had the guys we wanted on the free throw line and it’s just another unfortunate night.”
On the game being very rugged - “It was a great game for us. It was played the way we wanted to play. Tony (Parker) was playing great the whole game and we had a tie score down the stretch there with an opportunity to go up. It was just a great situation for us and just one of those unfortunate situations where we didn’t get over the top.”
Gregg Popovich
On the game - It was a great game. Both teams are great defensively, play physical and aggressively, it was a well-played defensive game. I was happy with a lot of things in the game tonight but there are definitely things that we can do better. You always make mistakes in games but it was a good overall game against the NBA champions. When you miss six free throws in the last minutes of the games, it will affect the outcome.
On Rondo’s inbounds at the end of the game - It was a smart play by Rondo. He was just trying to .4 seconds off the clock and not have the ball stolen by our team.
On mistakes in tonight’s game - The game is full of mistakes. We made mistakes but so did the Celtics. The Glen Davis jumper at the end of the game hurt us along with the six missed free throws. It was a tough loss but life goes on. The most important game for us is the next.
Roger Mason Jr.
On the game - “We’re better than the way we played and executed at the end. It’s a tough loss but we’re in a tight situation right now and Sunday (vs. Houston) is going to be big for us.”
On the Spurs’ poor three-point shooting the last few games - “We still didn’t get good looks. Obviously, when you’re one of the better three-point shooting teams the other team is going to try and contest a little harder. It’s part of basketball and there are some nights where the shots just don’t fall.”
On Rajon Rondo’s steal at the end of the first quarter - “I figured he was out of the play and he might go to another guy but he came from behind and snuck up on me.”
On Michael Finley and Tony Parker missing free throws down the stretch - “I’ll take them on the free throw line any day of the week for the championship. Sometimes there are nights like that and tonight just happened to be that night.”
Tim Duncan
On the game - “We had opportunities to win the game but it just didn’t pan out. And credit to them. They played well defensively. I thought we did the same holding them to under 80 (points). A very winnable game. Not enough good performances out there. Mainly myself, I just didn’t play well and didn’t do enough to push us over the top.”
On missing free throws down the stretch - “That happens. That’s basketball. We had great shots, we had the guys we wanted on the free throw line and it’s just another unfortunate night.”
On the game being very rugged - “It was a great game for us. It was played the way we wanted to play. Tony (Parker) was playing great the whole game and we had a tie score down the stretch there with an opportunity to go up. It was just a great situation for us and just one of those unfortunate situations where we didn’t get over the top.”