Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jacksonis an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers. Jackson won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 April 1978
CityHouston, TX
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Nobody can make excuses now. We have everybody back. It's time to go to work and play like we know how.
excuse lose
There's no excuse to lose to those guys. We know that we're a better team.
Is it about Ron? If it's about Ron, I'm not answering.
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The shots we got were within our offense and they were good looks, but we just weren't knocking them down. We got a lot of open shots that we missed.
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The shot felt good when it left my hand.
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People don't understand that a lot of stuff he's done and the reason he plays so hard and is so hungry is because he wants to be great. I think a lot of time Ron gets frustrated because he knows he's better than what he's been playing. He wants to be the best player in the game. That's what drives him, that's what motivates him.
feels miss shots taken
I've never taken that many shots in a game. I know what it feels like to miss all those shots, though.
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Vince is one of those guys, you can't stop him, but you just hope you can make him take some tough shots and hope he has an off night. I'm going to make him work for everything out there. And hopefully, I can get away with a couple of fouls.
motivation presence
The motivation of having J.O. back with us was a lift. Even if J.O. didn't come out and get 30 tonight, just his presence was big. He's our leader, he's an All-Star.
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A lot of the guys who are wearing chains are my age and are black, ... I wore all my jewelry today to let it be known that I'm upset with it. It's one thing to have a dress code and it's another thing if you're attacking cultures.
fourth played quarter
They played that fourth quarter like they had something at stake, like they wanted to go to the playoffs. And we played like we didn't want to go to the playoffs.
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As far as being a leader, I think we all have to pick it up, ... One person can't replace Reggie, we just all have to be leaders on the court. We have to help each other as much as we can.
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We shared the ball and it's not just one person getting into a rhythm, it's four or five guys. The game speeds up a little bit. But at the same time, we're like eight times better with (O'Neal) because it gives us the best of both worlds. It's a little faster, but he makes our job a lot easier.
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We didn't think Danny was going to give it up that easy. It was just a straight line drive and we'd rather him take a jump shot. A situation like that, when he has the ball at the end of the game, you know he's going to shoot it. We just didn't play the proper defense on him. I wish I was guarding him. I probably would have made it a little tougher.