Lamar Odom
Lamar Odom
Lamar Joseph Odom is an American retired professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, he won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 November 1979
CityNew York City, NY
gaining game half home playoff second ship towards
So now that we go back home we've got to find a way to keep our ship afloat. In the second half of the season, every game is going to be towards gaining some playoff position.
defensive game point worst
We've got to make every game a defensive game. ... When you play the worst defensive game of the year, you get beat. Point blank.
game last
This should be a confidence-booster for our team, especially after the game last night.
against defensive game great heart hope oklahoma played san scrap takes tonight win
We played a great defensive game against Detroit, a great defensive game against Oklahoma (New Orleans) and San Antonio, and we do the little things that it takes to win big games. Then we come back tonight and we just don't scrap enough. I don't know if that's youth. I don't know if it's a heart thing. I hope it's not a heart thing.
either games good offensive ugly win
We don't know how to win ugly yet. It's either we have good offensive games or we lose.
best fighting game helps kobe lying open played player trying wakes
Kobe helps me too, because if I'm ever lying back too much, him trying to get open or him fighting wakes me up. Kobe's game is like smelling salts. If you're lying back, he's going to get you up. He's the best player I've ever played with.
games good kobe offensive points puts seem win
Some games you have to do the right thing basketball-wise to win and we can't seem to do that. We don't play a good offensive game and we can't win. That puts Kobe in a bind. He's got to get 35 or 40 points for us to win. We should be embarrassed. I know I am.
game good help kept smart ways
I kept myself in the game by rebounding the ball. There's a lot of ways I can help this team. I just got to play good basketball, be smart with the basketball.
night games want
There's pressure every night to be the best on the court. I put a lot of pressure on myself. Pressure is part of the game. It is also part of life. I want to prove I can do the work and be a success off the court as well as on it.
nba games league
The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.
basketball media games
I just try to focus on the basketball game and not get caught up in all the media.
everybody guys high percentage stopping threw
We just threw everybody at (Pierce). If you put two guys on him, you have a high percentage of stopping him.
aggressive good mind time
The time off was good for the mind and body. I was just more aggressive tonight.
biting defensive quarter team third
The third quarter is really biting us in the butt. It's a team defensive thing we've just got to fix.