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
blessing court players testament tonight
It's a blessing to be out on the court with him, and tonight he showed why, again. It's crazy. Eighty-one points, that's a lot of points. A lot of players couldn't do that because they would just let up. It's a testament to his will, really. It's so strong. He's a strong-minded dude.
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.
call player takes team time
He's very patient, ... He takes his time with us. He's what you call a team player right now.
player lockers rooms
You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play.
basketball player needs
I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.
winning player thinking
I'm one of those players that I think I can do what's asked of me. Whether it's putting the ball in the basket, rebounding the ball, diving on the floor, making other people better, I'm willing to do anything just to win.
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.
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.
aggressive ball finish great job love protecting throw trying underneath
That was a great move. He's real athletic, so you can just throw the ball by the rim and he'll go up and finish it. We're trying to find him. He's real aggressive underneath the basket. He's protecting our paint, and we love the job that he's doing.
aggressive easy free needed shots stay throw
We needed this game, so I just wanted to stay aggressive around the boards, find the basket, get some easy shots and go to the free throw line.
lift light relax steak
We get to have a light practice, lift a little weights, have a steak and relax a little bit.
played
We played poorly. That's just what you expect.