“Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.” ThinkingYearsKindIssuesFeetBasketballMajorsMajorityFactorsGet BetterInjuryNbaPlayoffsDuncan Author:Bill Walton
“In this millennium that we live in, the 'Hack-a-Shaq'has proven not to work. It might work a couple games every now and then, but when it comes to the playoffs or a championship series, it doesn't work - not at all.” MightGamesCoupleBasketballSeriesWorking ItNow And ThenChampionshipProvenMillenniumHacksPlayoffsFree ThrowShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end.” ThinkingWorldEndsDoneGamesPlayerTeamRight NowBasketballBeing The BestInjuryCompetingDefendersBest PlayersPlayoffsMvp Author:Mark Jackson
“I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I watch 'Game of Thrones' on On Demand, I'm glued to the set. It's mystical and addictive. Tyrion Lannister, that's my man.” MenGamesAttentionWatchesTvsDemandBasketballThronesMysticalAttention SpanPlayoffsTyrionLannisters Author:Steve Harvey
“People really don't care, in some ways, that you have a family. With a high profile job like I have, they just want you to win basketball games. You can do that and still keep your family together. I try the best I can to be at the basketball practices or tennis practices or recitals. In my first year at Dallas my (then 11-year old) son Avery Jr., said, "You know daddy, you're still the best coach in the NBA." I was like, "But I haven't won a playoff game yet." And he said, "That's okay. You're still my daddy." That makes you feel good.” PeopleKnowsWayWantFeelsTryingYearsFirstsSaidStillsI CanCareTogetherJobsGamesWinningCan DoPracticeHavensSonBasketballOkayDon't CareCoachesFeel GoodOur FamilyTennisNbaDaddyProfileDallasPlayoffsMake You Feel GoodBasketball GameHigh ProfileFamily TogetherBest CoachesRecitalsPlayoff Games Author:Avery Johnson
“Playoff basketball ... you've got to treat every possession like it's your last.” LastsBasketballTreatsPossessionPlayoffs Author:Paul Pierce
“Experience is everything. It means so much because it enabled me to learn the game even faster. Playing in the playoffs is the best basketball in the world, and if you can learn under that pressure, succeed under that pressure, it gives you more confidence the next year.” IfsWorldGivingYearsMeanNextGamesSucceedBasketballPressureFasterNext YearPlayoffsBest Basketball Author:Tony Parker
“The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.” PlayFrontsBasketballPlayoffs Author:Steve Nash
“I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95.” FeltAttentionHairCallingBasketballAidsRibbonsPlayoffs Author:Dennis Rodman