Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian American retired professional basketball center of the National Basketball Association. He played for the Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010, and is the team's career leader in games played, rebounds, and blocks. He also played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 June 1975
CityKaunas, Lithuania
appreciate regular season time
I thought that was the way it always would be, you play the regular season and go to the playoffs. Little did I know that it would be a long time before I got back and it really makes me appreciate it.
caught elbow frustrated hit mine seen
I think he was frustrated because I caught him first with an elbow and then he hit me back. Mine wasn't intentional. His, I haven't seen the replay.
boost looking
We were looking for a boost and he (Murray) did it for us. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be celebrating this win.
close either few games gone knew last
We couldn't close the game. These last few games could have gone either way. It's hard. We knew that they play hard. They are young but they play hard.
hanging happen loves
From what I've seen, he loves being here. I don't know what's going to happen in the future. But all of us would like to see No. 23 hanging in the rafters, and I think we'll see that.
energy gets glad instant
He is instant energy when he comes in. I don't know where he gets it, but I'm glad he has it.
league nobody stop
There is nobody in this league that can stop him.
afford course mine needs plays team trying
I got him first with the elbow, but mine was unintentional. Of course I was not happy, but you can't afford to get suspended for something like that. I'm trying to make plays and my team needs me.
line shooting step tonight
I have been shooting well from the line this year. I was able to step up tonight and make them. Sometimes they don't go in. What can I say? Tonight they did.
balls beat boards crucial ended great loose obviously offensive toronto
He scored 50-some in Toronto and we ended up losing. He obviously had a great night, but we couldn't get the crucial stops. They beat us to the loose balls or they got the offensive boards or we had offensive breakdowns.
basketball team
From a basketball standpoint, this team is going up. And I wanted to be a part of it.
doubted expected injuries larry losing people team ups
This team went through a lot of ups and downs, injuries to Larry (Hughes) , losing streaks. People doubted us, expected us to falter.
inside tonight tried worked
Tonight we got inside and got fouled a lot. We tried to play the inside-outside game, and it worked well for us as we got to the free-throw line.
athletics
Right now, he's getting by on athleticism. He's going to be real good.