Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce
Paul Anthony Pierceis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned All-America first team honors in his junior year at Kansas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1977
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
error lose loss pressure room time win
There's a lot of pressure every time we lose a game. We don't have a lot of room for error right now. I think we've got to get to 41 wins, and every loss is a lot of pressure on us. We've got to win 14 more games, I believe, for us to make the playoffs.
group sustain trying wins
We don't want to get over-excited with just one win. We are just trying to be consistent. We have to sustain a group of wins and then I'll be able to say we are successful.
build consistency feels finish finishing games good monkey trying win won year
We wanted to finish the year off right. We know we've been so close, and for us to get a win like this feels good - especially finishing 2005 off with a win. But we've won back-to-back games once this year, so I don't think we're going to get too high. I mean, we're still trying to build some consistency as a team. Hopefully, we got the monkey off our back.
close games necessary needed plays starting stretch win
We made the necessary plays we needed down the stretch and got the big stops. We're starting to win these close games now.
beyond career earlier maybe point wins
I look beyond that at this point in my career. Maybe earlier in my career I would have thought about it more, but at this point it's more about wins and losses.
winning feelings going-away
When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.
team thinking winning
Both teams want to win and they want to do everything possible. You don't think about the fatigue factor. You're just trying to grind it out to get the win.
winning credit care
Who cares who gets the last shot or scores the most points? Who cares who gets the credit? If we win, we're all winners.
winning goal the-end-of-the-day
At the end of the day, the ultimate goal is winning the ballgame.
both court great juices night respect utmost whenever
Whenever you get two all-stars on the court at the same time, you always have that sense of pride. We both have the utmost respect for one another and I think our competitive juices come out. What can I say? It was just a great night for both of us.
chicago series
We're still in it. Our series with Chicago is big.
certain establish figure goes guys last looking played talent team year
We're looking for certain guys to establish their roles. What are they going to be for this team? That's what preseason is about, especially with the team we have. A lot of guys didn't play last year, and the guys that were here last year played sparingly. Obviously, we have a lot of young talent here. We've just got to figure it out as the preseason goes along.
against desperate playing pull team
We're playing a team with they're back up against the wall, desperate for a win, and we were able to pull it out.
allow came defensive handled poor teams
I think we came and just handled our business. They're a poor defensive team. The better teams are not going to allow you to do this.