Gerald Wallace
Gerald Wallace
Gerald Jermaine Wallaceis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball with Alabama...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1982
CitySylacauga, AL
elite expect game mean minutes problem teams understanding win
We have a problem understanding that just because we are up 12 or 15 with 3 minutes to go, that doesn't mean the game is over. We just can't do this if we expect to win and be one of the elite teams in the league.
aggressive defense easy forcing passing played pushing result stuff
We started off pushing the ball. Got a lot of easy shots, got in the passing lane, played aggressive defense and as a result of that, we were getting a lot of easy stuff and forcing them to do things that they didn't want to do.
controlled focus settled
We let them back in the game. Once we settled down and got out focus back we controlled the game.
everybody goes guys hurt step stepping
We know guys are banged up and hurt, and then Brevin goes down. When that happens, other guys have to step up and make a play. Right now everybody is stepping up to the challenge.
came game good half played quickly shots
I thought we played pretty good in some areas. We had a letdown just before the half when it was a three-point game and quickly they got it to a 15-point lead. I think it came down to they made the shots and we didn't.
care causing executing missing taking
We are doing all the things you need to do to be successful, causing turnovers, taking care of the ball, rebounding, executing our offence. But the only thing missing is wins. It's very frustrating.
heart horrible lousy second tonight turned
Tonight just showed the heart of this team. We were lousy and horrible in the first half, but we turned it around in the second half.
count despite excellent finishing wins
Considering what we did, finishing with 26 wins and a four-game win streak, despite the injuries, we can count this as an excellent season.
calls fought game gave guys hard key last maybe played stepped
This one really hurts. We played as hard as we could and we gave it all we could. There were just some key possessions and some calls and things that didn't go our way. Guys stepped in and did what they could do. We fought the game all the way down to maybe the last minute-and-a-half and things just got out of hand.
both confidence execute guys matter
There's confidence in both guys. Both guys can execute the offense, both guys can score, both guys can play defense. So it really doesn't matter to us.
feels love slip
This feels great, ... But we'd love to be to be 3-0 right now. We let one slip away.
advantage awkward ball brand feeding guy hard leave took
They started feeding the ball back to Brand and he took advantage of the mismatches he had. It was hard for us to leave the guy we were guarding to double-team Brand. It put us in an awkward position.
came easily felt games glad help home losses road team tonight tough win won
Things just felt right tonight. I'm not going to have one of these games every night, but I was glad that I was able to have one tonight that was able to help my team win. We came off some tough losses on the road where we could have easily won and to come home and get a win was big for us.
close controlled example fighting game opening prime slip struggling tonight
Opportunities can slip away. Tonight was a prime example where we controlled this game from the opening tip. It shouldn't have even come down to where it is so close that we're struggling and fighting for every possession.