Derek Fisher
Derek Fisher
Derek Lamar Fisheris an American basketball coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played professionally in the NBA for 18 seasons, spending the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five NBA championships. He has also served as president of the National Basketball Players Association...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 August 1974
CityLittle Rock, AR
CountryUnited States of America
We got off to a good start, but we couldn't sustain it. We've experienced that several times this year and we've experienced it against this team before. We haven't been able to put together a good complete game in quite sometime. It's frustrating.
I don't know and I guess I've been around too long to say we deserved it when we didn't win. The team that wins oftentimes deserves to win, so you can't take credit away from them for continuing to make plays down the stretch. I'm very proud of the effort of our basketball team that we put out there tonight. It's frustrating because we've been in this position so many times this season.
I feel like it's my job to step up my game to whatever level is needed for the team to be successful while guys are out. I don't know if I'm better; just different.
This was a team win tonight. We needed it. I was just trying to get to the rim and I did.
It's just in terms of our team -- the talent that's been put together, the contracts that have been put out -- whether or not the timing is going to allow for him and us to continue to mesh. That's the only pressure.
It's a belief in progress. Wins like (Tuesday's) help build that belief and that confidence that you can win against good teams in their building. Road wins always give you that extra belief.
It tells you something about this team that we were able to start the season off correctly after that first half,
We're still learning as a team how to finish a game. We had an opportunity but didn't get it done. We have to keep learning from these setbacks.
Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.
Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.
Coach Popovich is a very intelligent coach. He must have felt that his team needed to get some emotion while playing the game.
I think we're finding this team can win basketball games, even when we don't score 100 points.
We may have gotten a little bit tired. They played great defense, and I think when you're playing a team like T.C., your margin for error is very small.
I allowed my teammates to do what they do. The key to our success tonight was balance and the fact that everyone was able to get comfortable on offense.