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02-04-2011, 03:00 AM
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Post-Game Quotes
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich
on the final seconds of tonight's game: "I guess that's why they play the games…you never know what's going to happen. We obviously were fortunate, but, you know, neither team could really score tonight. It looked like we were both struggling to get the ball in the bucket. You saw the jumpers that they were taking and the ones that we were taking, and nothing was dropping. Fortunately McDyess went to the offensive board and got it done."
on Tony Parker's performance: "Tony [Parker] was great. He kept us together like he has all year long, and just did a fantastic job. Didn't get big numbers, I don't keep the ball in his hands as much, there's a lot of other point guards, and he just keeps on motoring, and again, did a great job tonight."
on their defense in tonight's game: "It was alright. I'll look at the film. It wasn't stellar; we didn't amaze anybody with our defense. But we played, we continued to play throughout the night, we didn't give in. Both teams played hard. As I said, nobody could make a shot it seemed, and we just plowed through it, we played physically, and everybody gave effort on both teams. We shot the last shot I guess. Had there been one more shot maybe they would've won."
on their defense on Kobe Bryant: "I thought we did as good a job as you can do on Kobe Bryant. You know, he's the best player on the planet and we showed 'em a crowd, and after that you've got to live with what you get."
on the shots in the last possession of tonight's game: "Yeah. Yeah, you know, we had a lot of good shots down the stretch, but I thought they did too. But, we got what we wanted, we didn't drop, and the unexpected thing happened. Nobody drew up McDyess to go to the hole and tap it in, obviously. So we were fortunate."
Spurs’ Tony Parker
on the last play of the game: “Had a penetration, had a great look from Manu [Ginobili], had a great look for a three pointer. Then the ball came to me, that’s my shot, teardrop, you know, in and out…we all missed, and [Antonio] McDyess saved us.”
on what it took to get his offense going: “It was just one of those games, just weird, the flow of the game. I didn’t get many opportunities at the beginning of the game. I missed a couple shots and the team was playing well. I didn’t get anything in the second half…”
on if this is their best character win of the year: “You can put it in the top three. It’s definitely a great feeling. Lakers are still the best team and they’re the team we want to beat. The record doesn’t mean anything, you have to win championships.”
Spurs’ Richard Jefferson
on the game tonight: “Last time we played against them I got a bunch of them up just because the way the rotations are and they’re such a great shift team. They make you shoot from the outside. So I kind of came in to this game mentally ready to just shoot them. Whether you make them all, miss them all. Tonight more went in…”
on if this win is a character win for the team: “It’s pretty high. That’s a great team over there. They’re the best team in the NBA. Regardless what everybody says, who’s playing well. They’re the best team…there won’t be a new champion until they [Lakers] lose in the playoffs, regardless of any drama that people try and stir up around here. That’s a great team over there.”
Spurs’ Antonio McDyess
on the game tonight: “Very exciting, especially after the lost against Portland [Trailblazers] the other night. So it’s pretty good to get a win like that.”
Lakers coach Phil Jackson
on Antonio McDyess' game winning tip-in: "He should've boxed him out. Too many opportunities at the end of the game. They had four attempts and it cost us."
on the Lakers play: "It was a good game. Defensively we played well; it got away from us a little with some screen-rolls in the 4th quarter. We had to fight our way back into it."
on Ron Artest's extended minutes especially in the 4th quarter: "I thought he did a great job on [Manu] Ginobili. I don't know even what Ginobili scored but I thought he was the one that was creating stops."
on shooting 14.3% from downtown: "We were competitive but our shooting is not good. You have to give some credit to the defense but there was a lot of open shots that we missed tonight and our three-point shooting was really bogus."
on Kobe Bryant's offensive performance (16pts, 9 rbs, 10 ast): "Not a good shooting night for him – he'll be better. You have to do that with this team and if he wasn't shooting the ball well he's going to find a way to make a play."
on the upcoming road trip: "Yes, I am curious. It's always fun to go out and have to take on a series of teams on the road. We're playing well on the road as a basketball team and we know it but we just have to keep playing that way."
Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant
on the last play of the game: "They just got a great bounce. It bounced right to him."
on tonight's game: "It was an ugly game. I think both teams didn't shoot the ball particularly well. They shot it better in stretches than we did. We gave ourselves an opportunity to win the game, they just got a great bounce."
Lakers' forward Lamar Odom
on losing at the buzzer: "It's a tough game that we wanted. Anytime you lose a game like this it hurts a little bit."
on if tonight's loss has any effect on the upcoming road trip: "We don't really get too down or too up. We kind of stay even keel and prepare for the next game. We play New Orleans next, that's our focus."
on San Antonio's defense: "They're a tough defensive team. They know what they want to do. Obviously they have experience, and they're well-coached and disciplined team. They make you work for every basket."
on Antonio McDyess' tip-in: "It was a team effort. It goes to show you that the game is a team game. And you put yourself in position to make a play, then you make it. Tonight, San Antonio made it."
Lakers' forward Pau Gasol
on how big of a setback tonight's loss was: "I don't know how big it is, but obviously it is a setback. It was a game that we would have loved to win. We did a lot of good things tonight. We had the game in our hands and couldn't grab that rebound at the end."
on if tonight's game was positive at all: "It feels a lot better to have a chance to win the game than to lose by ten plus points. It's tough when you're struggling. We're hitting the road and we'll have an opportunity to get it together and get back on the right track."
Lakers' forward Ron Artest
on the difference at the end of the game: "The game was basically even. Today they got a tip-in… we'll get a crack at them again."
[B]on moving past tonight's loss: "For me it's try to get the next one. You put it behind you, try to get the next one, and go hard. Just play harder, try to make less mistakes and just go back and execute once again."
Lakers' center Andrew Bynum
on tonight's game: "We needed to win this game. It sucks that we didn't. But now we're going on the road and we're just going to have to establish something out there, away from home."
http://www.nba.com/lakers/
Post-Game Quotes
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich
on the final seconds of tonight's game: "I guess that's why they play the games…you never know what's going to happen. We obviously were fortunate, but, you know, neither team could really score tonight. It looked like we were both struggling to get the ball in the bucket. You saw the jumpers that they were taking and the ones that we were taking, and nothing was dropping. Fortunately McDyess went to the offensive board and got it done."
on Tony Parker's performance: "Tony [Parker] was great. He kept us together like he has all year long, and just did a fantastic job. Didn't get big numbers, I don't keep the ball in his hands as much, there's a lot of other point guards, and he just keeps on motoring, and again, did a great job tonight."
on their defense in tonight's game: "It was alright. I'll look at the film. It wasn't stellar; we didn't amaze anybody with our defense. But we played, we continued to play throughout the night, we didn't give in. Both teams played hard. As I said, nobody could make a shot it seemed, and we just plowed through it, we played physically, and everybody gave effort on both teams. We shot the last shot I guess. Had there been one more shot maybe they would've won."
on their defense on Kobe Bryant: "I thought we did as good a job as you can do on Kobe Bryant. You know, he's the best player on the planet and we showed 'em a crowd, and after that you've got to live with what you get."
on the shots in the last possession of tonight's game: "Yeah. Yeah, you know, we had a lot of good shots down the stretch, but I thought they did too. But, we got what we wanted, we didn't drop, and the unexpected thing happened. Nobody drew up McDyess to go to the hole and tap it in, obviously. So we were fortunate."
Spurs’ Tony Parker
on the last play of the game: “Had a penetration, had a great look from Manu [Ginobili], had a great look for a three pointer. Then the ball came to me, that’s my shot, teardrop, you know, in and out…we all missed, and [Antonio] McDyess saved us.”
on what it took to get his offense going: “It was just one of those games, just weird, the flow of the game. I didn’t get many opportunities at the beginning of the game. I missed a couple shots and the team was playing well. I didn’t get anything in the second half…”
on if this is their best character win of the year: “You can put it in the top three. It’s definitely a great feeling. Lakers are still the best team and they’re the team we want to beat. The record doesn’t mean anything, you have to win championships.”
Spurs’ Richard Jefferson
on the game tonight: “Last time we played against them I got a bunch of them up just because the way the rotations are and they’re such a great shift team. They make you shoot from the outside. So I kind of came in to this game mentally ready to just shoot them. Whether you make them all, miss them all. Tonight more went in…”
on if this win is a character win for the team: “It’s pretty high. That’s a great team over there. They’re the best team in the NBA. Regardless what everybody says, who’s playing well. They’re the best team…there won’t be a new champion until they [Lakers] lose in the playoffs, regardless of any drama that people try and stir up around here. That’s a great team over there.”
Spurs’ Antonio McDyess
on the game tonight: “Very exciting, especially after the lost against Portland [Trailblazers] the other night. So it’s pretty good to get a win like that.”
Lakers coach Phil Jackson
on Antonio McDyess' game winning tip-in: "He should've boxed him out. Too many opportunities at the end of the game. They had four attempts and it cost us."
on the Lakers play: "It was a good game. Defensively we played well; it got away from us a little with some screen-rolls in the 4th quarter. We had to fight our way back into it."
on Ron Artest's extended minutes especially in the 4th quarter: "I thought he did a great job on [Manu] Ginobili. I don't know even what Ginobili scored but I thought he was the one that was creating stops."
on shooting 14.3% from downtown: "We were competitive but our shooting is not good. You have to give some credit to the defense but there was a lot of open shots that we missed tonight and our three-point shooting was really bogus."
on Kobe Bryant's offensive performance (16pts, 9 rbs, 10 ast): "Not a good shooting night for him – he'll be better. You have to do that with this team and if he wasn't shooting the ball well he's going to find a way to make a play."
on the upcoming road trip: "Yes, I am curious. It's always fun to go out and have to take on a series of teams on the road. We're playing well on the road as a basketball team and we know it but we just have to keep playing that way."
Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant
on the last play of the game: "They just got a great bounce. It bounced right to him."
on tonight's game: "It was an ugly game. I think both teams didn't shoot the ball particularly well. They shot it better in stretches than we did. We gave ourselves an opportunity to win the game, they just got a great bounce."
Lakers' forward Lamar Odom
on losing at the buzzer: "It's a tough game that we wanted. Anytime you lose a game like this it hurts a little bit."
on if tonight's loss has any effect on the upcoming road trip: "We don't really get too down or too up. We kind of stay even keel and prepare for the next game. We play New Orleans next, that's our focus."
on San Antonio's defense: "They're a tough defensive team. They know what they want to do. Obviously they have experience, and they're well-coached and disciplined team. They make you work for every basket."
on Antonio McDyess' tip-in: "It was a team effort. It goes to show you that the game is a team game. And you put yourself in position to make a play, then you make it. Tonight, San Antonio made it."
Lakers' forward Pau Gasol
on how big of a setback tonight's loss was: "I don't know how big it is, but obviously it is a setback. It was a game that we would have loved to win. We did a lot of good things tonight. We had the game in our hands and couldn't grab that rebound at the end."
on if tonight's game was positive at all: "It feels a lot better to have a chance to win the game than to lose by ten plus points. It's tough when you're struggling. We're hitting the road and we'll have an opportunity to get it together and get back on the right track."
Lakers' forward Ron Artest
on the difference at the end of the game: "The game was basically even. Today they got a tip-in… we'll get a crack at them again."
[B]on moving past tonight's loss: "For me it's try to get the next one. You put it behind you, try to get the next one, and go hard. Just play harder, try to make less mistakes and just go back and execute once again."
Lakers' center Andrew Bynum
on tonight's game: "We needed to win this game. It sucks that we didn't. But now we're going on the road and we're just going to have to establish something out there, away from home."
http://www.nba.com/lakers/