Last Cup of Sorrow
G-League
Postgame Quotes-at Boston
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“(Chris) had a huge game, 17 rebounds, 12 assists. Tough shooting night but he stayed with it. Did a lot of good things. As the game wore on, (Webber) came up with some big plays down the stretch.”
“We really needed people like (Mike). We’ve had some tough games. The last 4 we lost were all 2 or 3 point games. It looked like the same thing was going to happen tonight. We were right there, they took the lead, but Mike’s 3 was huge. Then we got that rebound, Maurice made those 2 close free throws. It was obviously a win we really needed. We’re starting this road trip, and 9 of our’ next 10 on the road, so it was a big game for us.”
“It’s always been a problem for us. The ones they got back were long rebounds. We really have to find a way to trace those down. That last possession where we kept tipping it and Webb finally got his hands on it was huge. We’ve been giving up a lot of those situations. In the first half the same thing defensively. Weak side we were awful. I told them at halftime, if you want to stop a losing streak, the way you’re going about it is not going to do it. Our opponents averaged 117 points in the four games we lost before this, and they were all close. So I’m not concerned about the offense it’s the other end. We just give up so many baskets. In the fourth we were much more active and we really helped each other.”
Chris Webber
“Down the stretch we really could have imploded and we didn’t do that. Having a guy like Mike (bibby) who screams at you when you don’t shoot the ball is encouraging. Then having a coach that’s says shoot is encouraging. We just have a really positive atmosphere. We are finding ourselves. We are redefining our new identity with the people we have. We had a great win against a team that played their butts off tonight. Boston has great one-on-one players like Ricky and Paul. We really had to trust each other tonight. We were really prepared in the second half to make those rotations. I couldn’t imagine what it would have been like to lose five in a row. I probably lost 15 in row earlier in my career. I couldn’t imagine losing five in a row with these guys. It has been frustrating because we have playing well. We have lost a couple of games by two or three points. Regardless of the excuses, we felt that they were close games. Sometimes you have to think along with your effort and we did that tonight.”
“It’s funny, I was talking to one of the ball boys and was saying that this is one of the best places to have a triple-double. We were talking before the game about how (Larry) Bird averaged 25-7-7 and those types of numbers. Those are the guys I idolize, like magic and all the guys who did big stuff. We those guys had injuries they had to adapt their games and that’s all I am trying to do. I want to be known as a complete player and I know I have a lot to work on. Hopefully I will get there.
Cuttino Mobley:
“It was a big game man. Chris (Webber) had another triple-double. Mike (Bibby) had a key three at the end. That’s what those guys are supposed to do. This game was fun for me. I loved it. I played with some of my boys. GP (Gary Payton) raised me in the league. Paul (Pierce) and I have been playing with each other since college. I play hard but you have to come on the other end of it too. It is all fun and games. Tonight was huge. We are happy but now we have to play another tough team at home in Chicago. This is fun.
Maurice Evans:
“Its very important to win with defensive effort like we did. Our offense isn’t always going to be there so we needed to establish ourselves on defense now if we want to go far in the playoffs. This win was huge. We are on the road and we had a four game losing streak and we just wanted to pull out a victory at the end of a game…. We got a lot of open shots tonight because they were double teaming (Chris) Webber and Brad (Miller). Those guys can score. So, I got a lot of open shots out there and was able to knock some down.
“Chicago has been playing with a lot of confidence lately. They have put together some wins. We cannot underestimate them. We have to go in there with the same type of effort that we had tonight.”
“(Chris) had a huge game, 17 rebounds, 12 assists. Tough shooting night but he stayed with it. Did a lot of good things. As the game wore on, (Webber) came up with some big plays down the stretch.”
“We really needed people like (Mike). We’ve had some tough games. The last 4 we lost were all 2 or 3 point games. It looked like the same thing was going to happen tonight. We were right there, they took the lead, but Mike’s 3 was huge. Then we got that rebound, Maurice made those 2 close free throws. It was obviously a win we really needed. We’re starting this road trip, and 9 of our’ next 10 on the road, so it was a big game for us.”
“It’s always been a problem for us. The ones they got back were long rebounds. We really have to find a way to trace those down. That last possession where we kept tipping it and Webb finally got his hands on it was huge. We’ve been giving up a lot of those situations. In the first half the same thing defensively. Weak side we were awful. I told them at halftime, if you want to stop a losing streak, the way you’re going about it is not going to do it. Our opponents averaged 117 points in the four games we lost before this, and they were all close. So I’m not concerned about the offense it’s the other end. We just give up so many baskets. In the fourth we were much more active and we really helped each other.”
“Down the stretch we really could have imploded and we didn’t do that. Having a guy like Mike (bibby) who screams at you when you don’t shoot the ball is encouraging. Then having a coach that’s says shoot is encouraging. We just have a really positive atmosphere. We are finding ourselves. We are redefining our new identity with the people we have. We had a great win against a team that played their butts off tonight. Boston has great one-on-one players like Ricky and Paul. We really had to trust each other tonight. We were really prepared in the second half to make those rotations. I couldn’t imagine what it would have been like to lose five in a row. I probably lost 15 in row earlier in my career. I couldn’t imagine losing five in a row with these guys. It has been frustrating because we have playing well. We have lost a couple of games by two or three points. Regardless of the excuses, we felt that they were close games. Sometimes you have to think along with your effort and we did that tonight.”
“It’s funny, I was talking to one of the ball boys and was saying that this is one of the best places to have a triple-double. We were talking before the game about how (Larry) Bird averaged 25-7-7 and those types of numbers. Those are the guys I idolize, like magic and all the guys who did big stuff. We those guys had injuries they had to adapt their games and that’s all I am trying to do. I want to be known as a complete player and I know I have a lot to work on. Hopefully I will get there.
“It was a big game man. Chris (Webber) had another triple-double. Mike (Bibby) had a key three at the end. That’s what those guys are supposed to do. This game was fun for me. I loved it. I played with some of my boys. GP (Gary Payton) raised me in the league. Paul (Pierce) and I have been playing with each other since college. I play hard but you have to come on the other end of it too. It is all fun and games. Tonight was huge. We are happy but now we have to play another tough team at home in Chicago. This is fun.
“Its very important to win with defensive effort like we did. Our offense isn’t always going to be there so we needed to establish ourselves on defense now if we want to go far in the playoffs. This win was huge. We are on the road and we had a four game losing streak and we just wanted to pull out a victory at the end of a game…. We got a lot of open shots tonight because they were double teaming (Chris) Webber and Brad (Miller). Those guys can score. So, I got a lot of open shots out there and was able to knock some down.
“Chicago has been playing with a lot of confidence lately. They have put together some wins. We cannot underestimate them. We have to go in there with the same type of effort that we had tonight.”
