Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Rileyis an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association. He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995 and head coach in two separate tenures. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams, four with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Heat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 March 1945
CityRome, NY
CountryUnited States of America
That's a lot of shots. Obviously, we keyed our defense to him. James (Posey) did a good job on him.
A rivalry will develop if the thing goes on long enough. It's only been one year now.
Their defense was fresh, energized, committed. They knew where we were going to go with the ball and they took it away.
It will always be sort of game-to-game, I think, with him.
They (Boston Celtics) played extremely well in the first half. They were focused and they had a tremendous approach to the game.
They come at you real fast. You have to play them two or three times (on actions). You can't play them once and think (the possession) is over with.
The voters will put in the best players, and the coaches will take care of the rest.
They did not feel our defense. We were waiting for them to miss and they just didn't.
They came out, really wanted to make a statement, jumped on the team defensively. We had a lot of energy to start the game.
They are one of, if not the best, effort teams in the league. We were very fortunate to win the game. We had to play that kind of game, defense-oriented and tough.
They were a step ahead of us because of their effort and their energy and their absolute desperation to make the playoffs. When you get a team with that frame of mind, they are going to be a step ahead of you.
They want to stop him and they're not going to let him score. He's getting hit pretty hard.
They were playing for something real big today and they got it. We've just got to keep moving on, finish the season.
They were on fire tonight. This is one of the best shooting teams in the league. Tonight, they showed it.