Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeksis an American retired professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons from June 10, 2013, to February 9, 2014 and has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1956
CityChicago, IL
few fighting fights-and-fighting last means playing second seed trying
They're just fighting to get a second seed. We're trying to get a seed so it means a lot more to us to go out there and play the way we've been playing the last few games.
felt
At halftime, I felt like we had to will this one. We had to go and get it.
games overall past phenomenal season taking talked team terms three
It's something that we've talked about this season in terms of (Iverson) being a team leader. The past three games he's been phenomenal from taking over the game to his overall leadership.
basketball game leader means sharing taking talked terms three
It's something we talked about in this new season; to do different things in terms of being a leader out on the floor. That means sharing the basketball and taking over the game when he has to. These three games, he has been phenomenal.
game higher raise
Everyone had to raise their game a little higher and I thought everyone did.
beat facet
They beat us in every facet of the game. The way we got beat was kind of ridiculous. After halftime, there was no effort. We have to try some different things.
came defense floor game guys helped playing tried turned
They just controlling the game and our defense was not that good. Everyone that we had out on the floor was not playing defense. I tried to insert some guys that were going to give us a little energy, give us a little defense and they turned the game around. Those guys that I put in there helped us get back in the game. Everyone that came in the game had a part in the victory.
ball energy high minute took touched
It was high energy. He hadn't touched a ball for a week, so it took him a minute to get his rhythm. Once he did, we kind of took off. Then, he was doing the things he always does.
kindness
It's kind of been the same story for a while.
attention chance realizing win
It's just a little more attention to detail. It's realizing if we're going to have a chance to win games, we're going to have to defend.
comeback game lose shame
It's a shame that we lose a game like that after having to make a comeback like that.
It's unacceptable that they got here a little late.
figuring stay trying win work
It's us trying to stay together, which we will, and to keep working to figuring out how to win games. There are a lot of things we've got to work on.
against boston chicago game guys night together tomorrow unit win
It?s not over yet, and we and I will keep going and see if we can put that unit together and get enough guys to win a game tomorrow night against Boston and then go into Chicago and win on Saturday.