Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins is an American former basketball player who played for twelve teams in fourteen professional seasons. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. Despite his size, he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds. He is currently the head coach for the Douglas County High School varsity basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1976
CityCleveland, OH
stay whenever
Whenever you lose, you're concerned. But we've got to stay confident.
games playing playoffs scoring win
The scoring will come. The most important part of the playoffs is your defense. We are playing well on defense. You win games on defense.
closer games worry
After the first quarter, we didn't have to worry about it. The games are a lot closer this year.
broke guys knew played playoffs skeptical took
Everything is just fine. I'm comfortable. When I first broke it, I told everyone, 'When the playoffs come, I'll be ready.' A lot of guys were skeptical because I haven't played in a while. But I knew what it took to be ready.
accept guys playing playoffs sacrifices terms
Once the playoffs start, we are going to be a different team. I think guys are going to have to make sacrifices in terms of playing time. If we're able to make sacrifices and accept our roles, we'll be OK.
win
Definitely. It's going to be very important for us (to win the division).
days harder longer work
There are no days off for me. I have to work longer and harder than everyone else to be successful.
miss missed pressure took
I just wanted to pressure him as much as I could, and he took an off-balance shot. It didn't look like he was going to miss a shot. But he missed the one that they needed.
I just don't think we need to make any more changes.
knew pain quickness shot
I knew I was going to have the soreness. I knew that I was going to have a little pain. I don't think it hindered me doing the things that I want to do. . . . I think my shot was off. It was evident. But my speed, my quickness and my ball-handling were there. So the shot will come.
ball shot
Honestly, I just think they shot the ball bad. I don't think we did anything special.
last learned lesson record zero
I learned my lesson from last year, ... (Denver's record is now) zero and zero.
definitely leading loses second team unit
I definitely think we're a different team. If any team loses their leading scorer off the bench, the second unit is going to struggle. We're no exception.
fewer half hit money relaxed second struggled
It's money time. There are fewer possessions and I haven't done anything for two weeks. I struggled in the first half because I was a little overaggressive. I relaxed in the second half and was able to hit some shots.