Raja Bell
Raja Bell
Raja Bellis an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He was twice named to the NBA All-Defensive Team in his career...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 September 1976
CitySaint Croix, VI
defines game games wants win
Sometimes in games, there's a play that kind of defines who wants to win the game more.
everybody four game involved knows seen win year
I think everybody knows who's going to show up. I think he's going to come out and be more aggressive. There's no guesswork involved with that. We've seen that four times this year and every other game he's played. So we game-planned it. We'll do what we need to do to get another win at home.
attack beat decided game guess time win
It was embarrassing. We were getting beat pretty good. I had been struggling. I guess I had been moping a little. I just decided I wasn't going to do it anymore. . . . At this time of year, it's about being in attack mode. Win or lose, make or miss, you have to be on the attack. We have to be like that in Game 3.
came chance couple dagger game knew losing sails side stops takes taste wind
That takes some wind out of your sails when you have a game in your hand. I've been on the other side of that. You're on a five-game losing streak. You can taste it. You're right there and you let it slip. We knew if we came out and got a couple stops (in overtime) that we had a chance to put a dagger in them.
beating dropped four gets guys ok plays respects shots though win
He gets 50 and we win the game. At the end of the day, I am OK with that. Even though it (stinks) to have 50 dropped on you, if we win, I've done my job. I really don't give a (darn) if he respects me. If I can keep him preoccupied on beating me 1-on-1, then the four other guys aren't getting shots and that plays into our hands.
defense double kurt position post puts
We have to double the post now. When you have Kurt down there, you don't have to do that. It makes you have to rotate and puts you out of position on defense and for rebounds.
best home run
We withstood their run and we were able to counter. You always want to do your best at home.
game imposed speed
We imposed our will on the speed of the game which is what we need to do to win.
chris expected game slower work
We expected the game to be slower without him. We thought that they would try to work Chris Webber a little bit.
hit
It was there for the taking. Once I hit my first 3-pointer, everything started clicking.
beating bit hot pacific send teams
Beating two really hot teams vying for the Pacific does send a bit of a statement.
stay
At that point, I've got to know who they were going to and just stay connected.
far green light lights
Do we have the green light here? As far as green lights go, it's about as green as you can get.
across everybody guys happens hard knocking moments
We had a lot of guys knocking down shots. That's what happens when you have productivity across the board. It's hard for one guy to go cold. Everybody is going to have their moments of being hot.