Leon Powe
Leon Powe
Leon Powe, Jr.is an American former professional basketball power forward. Drafted in 2006 by the Denver Nuggets, Powe grew up in Oakland, California, and played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley. He played his first three years in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and won a championship with the team in 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Powe played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also had a stint with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011. After a stint in...
correct free shooting throws
I had to correct that. I get too many free throws to be shooting like that.
committee good hopefully
I'm not a committee person, but I think we're good (for a spot). Hopefully we'll be in there.
knew lost playing teammates
If we lost this, we knew we were out. My teammates don't get nervous. I'm just playing basketball.
allow ball lane people seemed waiting
It always seemed there were people in the lane waiting for me. They wouldn't allow me to get the ball where I wanted and that made it tough.
game team teammates
It was a team effort. I wanted this game more than anything and I know my teammates did, too.
anybody ball gotten hands moved points
All of us moved the ball pretty well. Anybody could have gotten the points tonight. It was just in our hands and the right place at the right time.
ball good job past waiting whenever
They converged whenever I got the ball and I had a long way to go. If I got past the first man, they were waiting for me in the lane. They did a very good job defensively. They didn't let me get it where I wanted to get it.
blow everybody match saying team
I know our team can match up with any team in the conference. I ain't saying we're going to blow out (any) team. We've got to play hard, but if everybody does their part we'll be all right.
bunch good jack looked rather win
I looked at the score, and said I'd rather win than jack up a bunch of shots. We've got some good players. It ain't just me on this team.
needed ordinary tried
This was a big game. It's not an ordinary game. I look at it and tried to tell myself, 'It's just another game.' We needed this win, too.
control expect hard lack match philosophy playing team time wins
The only thing we can control are wins and losses, and playing hard every time out. I expect us to go out and play hard and give it our all every time out. We know we can match up with any team in our conference. We got to have that confidence. You can't do anything with a lack of confidence.
came chance good home needed ordinary protect talking winning
We came here talking about how this was a big game, not an ordinary game. We needed this win. We were on our home floor. It's important to protect the home court. If you can do that, you have a good chance of winning a Pac-10 championship.
beat
We couldn't let them beat us by 33 in our own house.
break minutes ruin takes three
When things break down, we've been going our different ways, and it only takes two or three minutes like that to ruin a game.