Ray Allen
Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen, Jr.is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. In college, he was a member of the University of Connecticut Huskies. One of the most accurate three-point and free throw shooters in NBA history, he is a ten-time NBA All-Star, and has won two NBA championships. He has also won an Olympic gold medal...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 July 1975
CityCastle Air Force Base, CA
It was a very weird feeling, I'm not going to lie to you. My emotions were torn a little bit.
It was good to see Nate, but we were trying to win tonight. There's a lot to be said for his time here, because he did a lot of great things.
It seemed as though it bounced the right number of times to where they really couldn't get a shot off.
I told Reggie he played a great game. He didn't respond. But I told him, 'Win or lose, man you played well.' Hopefully he feeds off that. He's young and has a lot of basketball left to play.
I tried to get my hands away from it so they didn't see or think the ball was in my hands. It's one of those calls, it seems like they never go in our favor. I was just hoping the whistle didn't blow.
When I was open, I just knew it was time to make a shot.
We have to focus on the next (few) games before the deadline. Our production is ultimately going to decide what decision we need to or don't need to make.
We started the first half tonight with that same muddy approach. We were lethargic and didn't have much enthusiasm. The attitude was there in the second half.
We shot ourselves in the foot. I thought we were so close to busting open, but we gave it away.
We're learning some things about ourselves being steady down the stretch. You know me, I try to just take one game at a time, but I can see progress. Guys are in better shape. We practice harder and things are coming together.
When a person is gone, watching the montage, you realize how long he was here in a Sonic uniform. He did a lot of great things, played in a lot of big games, and played with some of the best players to put on a Sonic uniform. He definitely left his mark on the city.
They (Rockets) jumped us pretty good and we didn't adjust to what they were doing. Offensively, we didn't have anything going the entire game.
They still have some strings on you. You can't get hurt. Some guys have gotten hurt before they signed the big contract. I'm out here making sure, very gingerly, that I don't get hurt.
They got a lot of good production from their bench and we didn't have an answer for them.