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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
team mistake nba
A lot of teams made a mistake in the NBA draft.
bad last
It's not as bad as the last one.
feeling treatment
It was just a little tweak, but I'm feeling better. I'm going to get treatment so I'm 100 percent.
came foul half second trouble trying
It was just me being a little more aggressive. I was in a little foul trouble in the first half and really didn't get to play like I really wanted to so I came out there in the second half just trying to do what I wanted to do in the first half.
pushing
I'm not pushing him to return. And he's not pushing me.