Jason Terry
Jason Terry
Jason Eugene Terry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He plays at both guard positions and is nicknamed "The Jet". Terry won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2009 and an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011. Terry has made the third-most three-point field goals in NBA history...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth15 September 1977
CitySeattle, WA
blow came eyes home looked minute trying
We came out trying to play our game, but they came out really focused. They had that look in their eyes like it was going to be their night. ... For a minute there, it looked like they were going to blow us out on our home court.
deal great playing
We aren't going to back down from anyone. We're playing with a great deal of confidence.
allow challenged coach easy man shots slow start
We got off to a slow start defensively. In a timeout, coach challenged us to a man to get back defensively, not allow easy three-point shots and I thought we did that.
accepted coming guys hard playing roles talent tremendous
We have tremendous talent coming in off that bench. Guys have accepted their roles and they're just coming out and playing hard and aggressive.
defense good knock lack shots
We just didn't knock down our shots tonight. I don't know if it was their defense or our lack of offense, but we had a lot of good looks.
plenty shooting
We told him you have plenty of clips. Just keep shooting it.
bryant kobe reminds
He reminds me of Kobe Bryant the way he's playing.
came credit fed game tonight
Give credit to the bench. They came to play tonight and got us back into the game and we fed off their energy.
believe deepest guys healthy position team top
I believe that, top to bottom, when we're healthy we have the deepest team in the league. We've got guys at every position and we're pretty versatile.
chance energy momentum second seemed stretch
No excuse. (Cleveland) had a lot more energy than we did in the second half. I thought we were in it for a stretch and I still thought we had a chance in the fourth. We just didn't get enough stops. They seemed to take the momentum and put us away.
credit injuries johnson keeping strong team tough
Mentally, we are a very tough team right now. We don't let injuries or anything set us back. I credit (coach Avery Johnson ) for that, keeping us strong mentally. We're always prepared.
came eyes feed game hitting momentum playing
(Memphis) had that look in their eyes like it was going to be their night. But we started to feed off the crowd, and the momentum started to shift. ... I was just playing the game as it came to me. I was just hitting some shots.
continue defense games league reason regular season sky teams three top win work
We were one of the top three teams in the league during the regular season for a reason. I think if we continue to get better, work on our system, win games with our defense and hey, the sky is the limit.
defense four good happen point team tonight
Tonight we made it a point in the huddle that we weren't going to let that happen again. We're a pretty good team when we play defense for four quarters.