Deron Williams
Deron Williams
Deron Michael Williamsis an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. The three-time NBA All-Star has also played for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League, and was a gold medal winner on the United States national team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1984
CityParkersburg, WV
CountryUnited States of America
We needed a win. We're trying to leave this road trip 2-2. We didn't do too well in the state of Florida.
We're trying to make the playoffs, that's our goal. We think we can do it. It's not like we're six or seven games out.
We needed a win bad and we're trying to stay in the race for the playoffs. We just wanted to get back rolling.
We're just trying to stay alive. We're going to play 'til they tell us we can't play anymore.
I try to get control of the tempo, control of the flow, and get my teammates the ball in the best position to score.
We've been trying to get there (.500). We've been battling every night to get there. We look around our league and teams are losing, it's the perfect time to make a run before the All-Star break.
We got some shots, they missed some shots, and we converted. We forced some turnovers and they weren't able to run as much. That was good for us.
It was tough because we tried to play good D. Allen Iverson is definitely one of the best players. He's the toughest person I've ever had to guard.
We cut the lead and started coming back, but we just had some mental (lapses) on defense at the end and that cost us the game.
That was definitely one of our best quarters, especially passing the ball. We shared the ball well, made the extra pass. Guys got easy shots and they just really couldn't defend it.
I was glad to see him sitting over there on the sideline.
We needed this one bad. We need these next two really. We're on the outside looking in right now. We've got 28 games left. We've got to make a run. Getting these two right here definitely helps our case.
We can be good. But consistency has been our problem all year - putting a stretch of games together. That's what we've got to do right now.
I fouled him and I had to make up for it.