Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady
Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. McGrady played as a swingman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1979
CityBartow, FL
CountryUnited States of America
felt hurt lift running second sluggish trip
I wasn't hurt or anything - just fatigue. I just really felt this trip in that second half. I felt a little sluggish in the first half, but in the second, it really jumped on me. I just didn't have any energy, any lift in my jumper, or explosiveness going to the basket. I was running in mud.
boston break confident determine due either felt game good home leaving road season slow winning
We felt like before the season started, leaving out all the injuries, we felt like we were going to be a pretty good team. We started out slow due to injuries. It kind of set us back a little bit. But winning that home game (against the Boston Celtics), then going on a six-game road trip, that was either going to make us or break us. It was really going to determine our season. We were hungry, and we were really confident and went 5-1.
awe ball believe free hell hit kid nights performance score shoot shots taken throws
I'm still in awe of what that kid did. It was just a hell of a performance for him to shoot the ball only 46 times to score 81 points. But not just to be able to shoot it 46 times, but to shoot it 46 times and hit well over 50 per cent. There are nights I'm in the 30s of shots taken and I've been fatigued. To take 46 and 20 free throws and end up with 81 points, I didn't believe it.
jeff leaving minutes playing taken talk though van win
I would have griped about (being taken out) because we were playing so well. We wanted to win this game. I was really going to talk (coach Jeff Van Gundy) into leaving me out there, even though they wanted to keep my minutes down.
best coming definitely four games help hopefully improve last players playing stay team track
We're definitely getting up with them coming back. The last four games we're playing very well. With our best players coming back, it's only going to help improve our team even more and give us a lot more depth. ... We're back on track and hopefully we can stay like that.
great intensity start
We had great intensity from the start of the game. If we consistently do that, we'll be all right.
basketball court good guys improve improvement step strides
It's good to have most of our guys back healthy. What we need to concentrate on is that every day we step on that basketball court as a team, we improve individually, and we improve as a team, offensively, defensively. We just need to make strides for improvement every day.
coach felt games great left matter onto step team win
It was just one of those games where you felt like you had to win it no matter what it took. It was a winnable game. Coach left me out there. I would be damned if I was going to come out even if he wanted. When I step onto the court, I'm out there to compete. We got the win and it was a great team effort.
escape good sort
It was just good to get out and have some sort of escape from all of the things I've been going through personally.
basketball
I'm not just a basketball player. I've got other talents.
I've got to get myself going. Everything is on me right now.
bad funk offense ourselves performance poor winning
It was a poor performance and I think we just got too comfortable with ourselves during the winning streak. Right now, I am just in a real bad funk on offense and why, I don't know. It is just very disappointing.
confident contested defense defensive falling felt games shots stops three tonight
Tonight was one of those games where shots were falling for us. We felt confident in our defense that we could get stops on the defensive end. Granted, they scored 111 points, but a lot of those were contested jumpers and long three pointers.
coming defense eventually playing rest
Coming into the game, I was concentrating on just getting into the game, playing defense and rebounding, getting my legs, ... I thought the rest would eventually come together.