Eduardo Najera
Eduardo Najera
Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérezis a retired Mexican professional basketball player and currently a scout with the Dallas Mavericks. He is also a pregame and postgame analyst on Mavericks Live on Fox Sports Southwest, where he is identified as Eddie. Before being promoted to a scout with the Mavs, he was head coach of the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League...
coach coaches great stay talented
We've just got to stay positive. We've just got to keep on working. We've got a great coach and we've got great coaches around us. We've got a talented team. We've just got to get it together.
last played
To tell you the truth, that's the way we played last year. We pretty much played free.
bit coming confidence next team thinking twice worried
We know this team pretty well by now. They had a lot of confidence coming into Denver, but I think now they're thinking twice about us, and they're going to be a little bit worried about the next game.
defeat finally last learn learning plays
You learn more from defeat than you do from victory. We've been through a lot the last month, and we're finally learning how to make big plays down the stretch.
definitely eight good momentum sure
We definitely want to get some momentum and feel good about ourselves. We've still got eight games. I'm sure we'll get it.
games matter similar ugly win
We're going to have some games that are going to be very similar to (Thursday). A win is a win, it doesn't matter how ugly it is.
basketball played
We're not going to play their game. We played half-court basketball (in the first two games) and got in trouble.
beating nice team
He said it's always nice beating the team that he coached.
game keeps pace
The thing about the fouls is that it slows the pace of the game and all the fouls just keeps us from running.
beat challenge coming five games matter physical playoff row
I've started many playoff games before, so it's not about me personally. I think it's just a challenge for us to beat the Clippers. They've beat us five games in a row and it's just a matter of coming out now and being more physical and being more aggressive.
catch knew quite straight tough
I knew he would be all right. I didn't quite catch him with a straight knee. He's a very tough guy, though.
hard might shooter violation
I don't know. I didn't see the play. I need to see it again. But most of the time, it's a violation when the free-throw shooter comes in, right? It might have been the right call, but anyway, we got it done. We did it the hard way again.
sacramento sure
I'm sure it's going to be pretty wild. Sacramento is wild, regardless. We know it.
beauty behind far winning
That's the beauty of our division. We're not so far behind and we feel that if we get on a winning streak, we'll be back in the race.