Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady
Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. McGrady played as a swingman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1979
CityBartow, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm just in a nice rhythm right now. I'm playing with a great deal of confidence.
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I'm still in awe of what that kid did. It was just a hell of a performance for him to shoot the ball only 46 times to score 81 points. But not just to be able to shoot it 46 times, but to shoot it 46 times and hit well over 50 per cent. There are nights I'm in the 30s of shots taken and I've been fatigued. To take 46 and 20 free throws and end up with 81 points, I didn't believe it.
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Coming into the game, I was concentrating on just getting into the game, playing defense and rebounding, getting my legs, ... I thought the rest would eventually come together.
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I would have griped about (being taken out) because we were playing so well. We wanted to win this game. I was really going to talk (coach Jeff Van Gundy) into leaving me out there, even though they wanted to keep my minutes down.
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I think the intensity from the beginning of the first quarter was there. Our overall concentration was there. We knew what we needed to do, and it helps when our shots are falling as well.
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They don't need a player like me because their starting five is a (great) five. They all know their roles and nobody tries to do too much.
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I wanted to come out in the third quarter and really impose my will on this game.
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I don't have a problem wearing suits, but that's not who I am, ... You had one of the greatest power forwards of all time, Karl Malone, and he came to the games in jeans, a T-shirt, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. It's going to be hard for me to change.
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It was just one of those games where you felt like you had to win it no matter what it took. It was a winnable game. Coach left me out there. I would be damned if I was going to come out even if he wanted. When I step onto the court, I'm out there to compete. We got the win and it was a great team effort.
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As a team, we had great intensity to start the game. I think if we consistently do that and play the way we played in the first half and to come out in the third quarter, then we'll be all right.
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It was a little uncomfortable. Every time I was running up and down the court, sweat is pouring and it got kind of hot in there. I just couldn't take it anymore and took it off.
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I wasn't hurt or anything - just fatigue. I just really felt this trip in that second half. I felt a little sluggish in the first half, but in the second, it really jumped on me. I just didn't have any energy, any lift in my jumper, or explosiveness going to the basket. I was running in mud.
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This was just a dream. Just coming out here and interacting with the guys, hitting some balls and throwing with the guys.
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We had great intensity from the start of the game. If we consistently do that, we'll be all right.