Richard Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
Richard Allen Jeffersonis an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He was a member of the United States men's national basketball team at the 2003 Tournament of the Americas and the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the NBA championship as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth21 June 1980
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
There are about five or six teams that realistically have a chance of winning a championship. I definitely think we're one of them.
We were the last team to beat them in the Eastern Conference. We still have confidence against this team.
We knew we had the ability to beat good teams on their floor. So we knew if we could just establish some consistency (at home) we could string together some wins.
We played against one of the top two or three teams in the league. We beat some very, very good teams during the streak. Now we have to try and continue our home dominance.
We didn't do a very good job of playing through each other or through the people we should have been. And then we got cold. They were hitting shots and mainly it was a lot of defensive problems. But sometimes your offense is a part of the problem.
We are a better team than this. We just had a couple of stretches where we are struggling, every team goes through that.
We're not very mentally tough. We're not very physically tough. It's consistent. At some point in time you've got to get mad.
We're not sitting up here, jumping up and down like we won a championship. When things are going well, you can't act like you're surprised they are.
You don't prove yourself until the playoffs. Detroit and Miami are the two best teams in the conference, and until someone knocks them off, they're still the two best teams in the conference.
If we win, no matter what, (at least) it's coming back to Jersey. If they win, they have a chance to finish it off (in Indianapolis) and their crowd and everything is going to be in their favor. (Tonight is) a very pivotal game.
He understands what the coaches want, understands different people's game and he really understands his own ability. He's a lot more aggressive.
He was unreal tonight -- inside and out. His confidence just grew and grew as the game wore on and it was just great to see.
He was unbelievable tonight. I was screaming before he even released the ball. Some of the shots, he started laughing. He'd catch and turn around and start shooting and I'd start laughing. He was making every shot.
He was unbelievable. He has a long way to go, but it is amazing with J-Kidd and Vince he still finds a way to stand out.