Josh Howard
Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howardis an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 inand 210 lb, he plays as a small forward...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 April 1980
CityWinston-Salem, NC
advantage defense great last played playing team tired winning
Through this whole winning streak, we've been playing great team defense. The last two times we played the Lakers, we didn't play great defense and let them take advantage of it. We got tired of it.
chance defense everybody great guard hell job team
We did a great job with our team defense on him. Everybody who had a chance to guard him did a hell of a job.
certain challenge defensive game goals hard hold night reach study teams trying
We're just trying to hold teams under a certain percentage. It's a challenge for us and we take it out there every game. We study film, we have goals we set before every game and we try to reach those goals. We do reach those goals. As a team, we go out there and play hard every night on the defensive end.
coach communication defensive great scheme team wants
That comes with that communication and the defensive scheme we've been working on all year. It's just been great team defense. If we communicate and do the things coach wants us to do, we win.
advantage ball defense great hands last played playing team tired winning
We wanted to keep the ball out of his hands as much as possible. Through this whole winning streak, we've been playing great team defense. The last two times we played the Lakers, we didn't play great defense and let them take advantage of it. We got tired of it.
good guys team
As long as we've got a team of guys that like being around each other, on and off the court, it's a good thing for us. I mean, we can take this thing to another level.
against best conference miss teams
It's a conference game, it's two of the best teams going against each other. Who would want to miss that?
ball conscious defensive good happen personal score team
It's a big motivator. We've been a good defensive team and don't want to let that happen again. We're conscious of who can score the ball on the other team. We take that as a personal challenge.
finished great hard needed players playing team twice
They have great players on their team and they don't quit. We had them up by 10 twice and just couldn't put them away. It's hard like that when you have a great team like that your playing against. We finished it out when we needed to at the end.
team mistake nba
A lot of teams made a mistake in the NBA draft.
bring coming drive energy needed
With Damp coming in, he's bring a lot more energy. That's what we needed from him. I think that's going to get him his drive back.
execute fourth hurt
We didn't execute well. (Davis and Richardson) really hurt us in the fourth quarter. We just didn't communicate.
games good guys hardest matter swing tough
This was a tough game. These are the hardest games when you come off a break. We're getting back into the swing of things. Guys went out and had a good vacation, but it's always good to get a win no matter how we get it.
doubted great playing
We're going to be doubted when we come back like we've been doubted the whole year. We just have to know when we come back, we have to keep playing great basketball.