Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel "Al" Horford Reynosois a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was the starting center on the Florida Gators teams that won back-to-back NCAA national championships in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, a team he played nine seasons with before joining the Celtics in 2016. He also...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth3 June 1986
CityPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic
We've just got to adjust. We've seen zone before. It's all about ball movement and attacking through the middle, and I feel like as the game went on, we did a better job doing that.
We're so anxious for the game to get here.
He's a dude that will just go in before the game and get shots up. Even for an all-star game, you don't see that. He was getting shots up when everybody else was gone. You could tell he was really committed.
I am feeling a lot better; I'm taking care of myself drinking a lot of fluids and stuff. So I feel pretty good for the game (today).
Maybe we don't look like we're tough guys, but the bottom line is we get the job done. I know, Villanova was tough. They were city kids. But we're going to play our game no matter who the other team has.
Each game he's getting better. You can see it out there.
I just have to step my game up, I just have to get those rebounds - there's no other choice. I've had it all along. It's tournament time now. You feel me?
It's a loss, but we've got 12 more games to go and we'll make the best of it. These days, nobody is going to go unbeaten.
I think at the beginning of the season, he was playing too much to the crowd, especially on the road. We talked to him about controlling his emotions and told him to show his emotions to us, instead of the fans.
You always dreamed about getting to this point. It is big in my mind. I'm pretty excited about it.
We really understand that in order to win, we have to play together and play team ball. I think everybody's OK with that.
Maybe people thought of us as a running team. Or a three-point shooting team. A no-contact team. We've changed that image.
Joe was all over the place. He was terrific.
Who runs the apartment? They'd probably say I do. I'll say Jo does too, but it's my show.