Ruben Patterson
Ruben Patterson
Ruben Nathaniel Pattersonis a former American professional basketball player. During his career, he played as a small forward and shooting guard. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, Patterson earned third-team All-American honors and helped lead the Bearcats to Conference USA titles in both of his seasons there. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998, Patterson began his career with the Greek team AEK Athens BC before joining the Lakers in his rookie season. Later, he played...
devastated good hurt played watched
I think we were all devastated and hurt. It could have been worse. He could not be here today. We went out and played for him. I know he watched the game. It was a good win.
ball game good time
Every time he got the ball we doubled him. He was frustrated, and that was a good game plan.
good greet happened love matter people round
Oh, yeah. They love me. I know when I get there, they're going to give me a good round of applause. . . . No matter what happened to me in the past, they greet me. . . . People love me because I play hard.
ball deny doubling game good guy time took tried type
He's the type of guy who doesn't like to play physical, so I tried to deny him, take the ball out of his hands. He was frustrated. Every time he got the ball we were doubling him. We took him out of his game, so that was a good game plan.
good kicked loose motivated playing second
It really got me motivated when Nate got kicked out. Because we was getting cheated, man. I ain't going to get into it with the refs, they were good to me in the second half, but that kind of got us loose and started us playing well.
crack easy tough
When it's tough like that you've got to crack down on defense. We didn't and they got some easy shots.
felt kept
It felt good. (The fans) kept saying, 'Ruben come back. We need you.' No.
ball closer guys shooting
We could never get it under 10 points. With those guys shooting the ball like they were, there was no way to get any closer than that.
ready regular season time
We didn't have all our players. We'll be ready for the playoffs. The regular season is over. It's time to go to work.
everybody great learned win
Those are great memories. I learned a lot. Everybody comes out to see you. It's do or die. You've got to win to continue.
difficult road
We are a little fatigued. It's been a difficult road trip.
cocky series
Give the Clippers credit. We're down 0-2, and we're frustrated. But the series is not over. They're a little cocky now, but we're going home.
lost might
If it wasn't for Carmelo, we might have lost by 40.
energy hustle
Hustle and energy is what we do. I rebound, and that's what Reggie does.