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Postgame Quotes-vs LA Lakers
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“It was just one of those nights, it was like a lay-up drill, but actually I really felt that at both ends of the court we played very similar to what we did in the last two games of the trip that we won. We played a better team who was more aggressive and took it at us tonight.”
“I was getting ready to do that at the six minute mark. We weren’t doing anything that was going to get us back in the game. I can talk about the defense all I want and us driving around and laying it in but the first time we challenged a shot all night was when Darius fouled Kobe in the third quarter. It’s not like we had a lot of fouls and nobody was in foul trouble. We were just in trouble and they took it at us. Once you get down they just start going with Kobe time after time and now you’ve got problems. The last six minutes of the second quarter and the first six minutes of the third quarter we shot the ball so much and nothing was going down. You have to run and make more two or three passes and as we missed, they scored that first six minutes of the third quarter. That’s when the game was over.
“We have to come to the realization that we have to play a lot better and harder on a consistent basis. You play better teams and this is what you’re going to get”
LA LAKERS
Coach Rudy Tomjanovich
“This is obviously a tremendous win for us after a dissapointing game in Seattle and against a great team that has a great record at home. We had guys playing well. Lamar started it off being aggressive, attacking left and attacking right; that sort of set the tone. "
"We just talked about not letting up on defense. They’re a very dangerous team. We know what happened to us at home. When we looked like we had a wind, they just kept coming at us, making shots. And Bobby Jackson was in the that same mode today. But we just had guys from the bench come in and do a great job. We just held them at bay."
"It’s a step for us. We have to get some consistency. Now, I think we’re plus-2 with wins on the road and home losses. But we have to go home tomorrow and hold serve. You can’t just give it right back."
"It’s a crazy game. I know the next game can be the complete opposite. I’m just proud of how we hung in there. A lot of guys, Tierre Brown, Cookie (Brian Cook), Jones coming off the bench, Lamar’s solid performance, Kobe taking over when he needed to take over. It was a great team win."
Forward Lamar Odom:
"Games like these remind us of if we can play the right way, we’ll win every single week. I said to myself: ‘We’re playing a big game’. I just wanted to come out, be aggressive all over the court and just make plays."
on Chris Webber
"He’s one of the best players every year. I was always a big fan of ther Fab Five. Against a guy like that, you have to be aggressive. I respect him tremendously."
Guard Kobe Bryant
"We really just jumped on them. We talked about it here. We came out with that warrior mentality and taking every posession into considersation. So we really just jumped on him. "
"This is a big win for us. We hadn’t beaten such a tough opponent like Sacramento. We were up 17 against Phoenix, we had Sacramento down late down in L.A. We just hadn’t been able to close them out. Tonight we got a big lead with our execution, not putting them on the free throw line and we won the game."
Center Vlade Divac
on expecting the fan’s warm ovation
"Yeah, I (expected it). Because even though I play for the Lakers, I will always be a part of the Kings. It’s fun to be back. And my team won."
"They’re going to have bad games. They’re still a good team and I still believe they will do a lot of good things."
Postgame Quotes-vs LA Lakers
Kings Coach Rick Adelman
“It was just one of those nights, it was like a lay-up drill, but actually I really felt that at both ends of the court we played very similar to what we did in the last two games of the trip that we won. We played a better team who was more aggressive and took it at us tonight.”
“I was getting ready to do that at the six minute mark. We weren’t doing anything that was going to get us back in the game. I can talk about the defense all I want and us driving around and laying it in but the first time we challenged a shot all night was when Darius fouled Kobe in the third quarter. It’s not like we had a lot of fouls and nobody was in foul trouble. We were just in trouble and they took it at us. Once you get down they just start going with Kobe time after time and now you’ve got problems. The last six minutes of the second quarter and the first six minutes of the third quarter we shot the ball so much and nothing was going down. You have to run and make more two or three passes and as we missed, they scored that first six minutes of the third quarter. That’s when the game was over.
“We have to come to the realization that we have to play a lot better and harder on a consistent basis. You play better teams and this is what you’re going to get”
LA LAKERS
Coach Rudy Tomjanovich
“This is obviously a tremendous win for us after a dissapointing game in Seattle and against a great team that has a great record at home. We had guys playing well. Lamar started it off being aggressive, attacking left and attacking right; that sort of set the tone. "
"We just talked about not letting up on defense. They’re a very dangerous team. We know what happened to us at home. When we looked like we had a wind, they just kept coming at us, making shots. And Bobby Jackson was in the that same mode today. But we just had guys from the bench come in and do a great job. We just held them at bay."
"It’s a step for us. We have to get some consistency. Now, I think we’re plus-2 with wins on the road and home losses. But we have to go home tomorrow and hold serve. You can’t just give it right back."
"It’s a crazy game. I know the next game can be the complete opposite. I’m just proud of how we hung in there. A lot of guys, Tierre Brown, Cookie (Brian Cook), Jones coming off the bench, Lamar’s solid performance, Kobe taking over when he needed to take over. It was a great team win."
Forward Lamar Odom:
"Games like these remind us of if we can play the right way, we’ll win every single week. I said to myself: ‘We’re playing a big game’. I just wanted to come out, be aggressive all over the court and just make plays."
on Chris Webber
"He’s one of the best players every year. I was always a big fan of ther Fab Five. Against a guy like that, you have to be aggressive. I respect him tremendously."
Guard Kobe Bryant
"We really just jumped on them. We talked about it here. We came out with that warrior mentality and taking every posession into considersation. So we really just jumped on him. "
"This is a big win for us. We hadn’t beaten such a tough opponent like Sacramento. We were up 17 against Phoenix, we had Sacramento down late down in L.A. We just hadn’t been able to close them out. Tonight we got a big lead with our execution, not putting them on the free throw line and we won the game."
Center Vlade Divac
on expecting the fan’s warm ovation
"Yeah, I (expected it). Because even though I play for the Lakers, I will always be a part of the Kings. It’s fun to be back. And my team won."
"They’re going to have bad games. They’re still a good team and I still believe they will do a lot of good things."
