Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenkois a Russian-American former professional basketball player, currently the Commissioner of the Russian Basketball Federation. At age fifteen, Kirilenko began playing professional basketball in the Russian Basketball Super League. He spent three years with CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001, winning the Russian league MVP award in 2000...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 February 1981
CityIzhevsk, Russia
fourth free game line throw
From the line I was concentrating. I was a machine. I like scoring, especially from the free throw line, especially in the fourth quarter, especially with the game on the line.
game heads keeping
This was very important for us. We're still alive. We are keeping our heads in the game and in the race.
game matter start
We just have to start winning. Every game is important. We still have chances. We're still in the race. Win, no matter how. That is all there is to it.
fourth game opportunity quarter tremendous
We had an opportunity to keep (the lead), but Dirk had a tremendous game and in the fourth quarter he just killed us.
couple games moving previous stayed terrific tonight
We stayed with our game. A couple of the previous games we were terrible, but tonight we did a terrific job. We were happy, we were moving and rolling.
ball broke fighting forced game half playing pushed third zone
I think we forced them to play our game in the third quarter. The first half was kind of just fighting back and forth. Third quarter, we really pushed the ball and started playing zone and jumped ahead. I think we kind of broke them in the third quarter.
beginning crowd felt game happy help huge playoff stayed stretch tough
I felt that this game was a playoff game. This crowd was a huge help for them (the Hornets). I'm very happy that we stayed as a team. Even when we had a tough stretch at the beginning we still stayed together.
amazing game guy won
He's amazing and I think he's the guy that won the game tonight.
cold confident felt free technique throw tonight
Everything was right, everything about my technique was good. Sometimes when you're shooting, you feel a little cold and that's a factor. But tonight I just felt confident at the free throw line.
catch chance last
Right now, we're in last chance -- last chance to catch the train.
bad chance good win
We don't have a good chance (to make the playoffs), it's a bad chance. But we have a chance, which is good. We have to win a lot of games, but we still feel like we can do it.
chasing finally fourth hard intimidate miami orlando quarter teams
We have to play hard and not let teams intimidate us in the first quarter like Miami and Orlando did. You have to keep chasing and chasing. Finally in the fourth quarter when you've got them, you have no energy.
four
Four more games. We still have a chance, so let's fight.
energy except focusing fourth good held job lots portland quarter
I wouldn't say we had lots of energy but we did a pretty good job on concentrating and focusing on the game, and we held down Portland defensively except for the fourth quarter when Zach Randolph started scoring. I think we held them good. Offensively, we just executed well and didn't give them any chance.