Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jacksonis an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, currently serving as president of the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 until 1998, during which Chicago won six NBA championships. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won five championships from 2000 until 2010. In total, Jackson has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing the previous record of nine set...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 September 1945
CityDeer Lodge, MT
CountryUnited States of America
They really crowded Shaq well and did not give him a good look in the lane. He struggled to find a position in the lane all night.
You can't read my man's mind, ... It's cool. It was a good way to finish the game.
I didn't think he had good legs. He told me in the fourth quarter he was going to get hot, that he felt like he was getting in his rhythm, and he hit in a few in the fourth quarter. But, he was really bothered by Bell. He did a great job on him.
It is good to be back in the playoffs again. That's an important step for this club because of the number of young players we have that haven't been in the playoffs.
I'll just say that hopefully they've drained the mud out of the building, and the termites aren't going to eat the buildings away in between the time we get down there. They made a good judgment probably to get this back in, and that's the important thing about it.
I was disappointed in our fourth quarter beginning. We put ourselves in a good position, and didn't score for the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. We gave it away in the fourth, and went from one to eleven.
It was a good practice session, but then we started tailing-off, just as most players do during exhibition games and we started shooting more instead of executing.
I thought we had a good defensive first half. We capitalized off the steals and turnovers. I don't think we finished well, but the win tonight was good for our confidence.
It was a good gesture. It was a peaceful resolution for our fans and L.A.
I still think we have a good chance, ... I still feel that we're the odds-on favorite to be the team of destiny.
I think we are playing relatively good basketball. Tonight we were quick to the ball and did a good job on defense.
There really is something nice about it as far as energizing this team. This team has some deadbeats on it, anyway, and the coach is one of them. It's good to have some people out there that are enthusiastic about the game.
He just has to finish, ... He's doing everything right but the final act and that's finding some strength and finishing and finding a good base and putting it through the hoop. I just told him, 'You're going to have to dunk the ball.'
I thought we had a really good defensive first half. We found momentum at the beginning of the second quarter and established a lead.