Vince Carter
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carteris an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He is 6'6" and can play both shooting guard and small forward...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth26 January 1977
CityDaytona Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
basket trying
I was just trying to get to the basket and have the referees make the call,
aggressive trying
I was just trying to be aggressive and get to the hole.
giving lane loose taking
I was just taking what they were giving me. On pick-and-rolls they were loose and I was able to get in the lane and make things happen.
avoid ball basket both charges patient took trying tying
I was just tying to put the ball in the basket. I just wanted to be patient and take what I could get. Just wanted to go to the basket and avoid him, because he'd already took two charges on me, so I was concentrating on trying to do both things.
basket defense gave mix pay playing trying
I was just trying to take what the defense gave me and mix it up a little bit. If (the defender) was playing up on me, just trying to make him pay and go to the basket and get to the line.
beat definitely game perfect streak
It definitely helps, being on the streak we're on, and the way we're playing. You need to play a perfect game to beat these guys.
hurt wrong
Just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hurt.
played presence run seven
Just his presence out there made a difference. He played well for someone who hadn't run in seven days.
doubling presence
Just his presence out there (helped)...they weren't doubling me.
brought came games maybe playoff win
Maybe it came off as a chip, it was just focus. I wanted to get my first win here. They brought me here not to just win 49 games but to win playoff games. That was my goal. It was important for me to come out and just be Vince.
last looked team
Our last two (games), we looked like a team that wanted to go home.
That was a foul. The other one I don't remember.
beginning gym
I was beginning to feel like I was in the gym by myself out there,
ball basket draw lead needed opportunity patient situation stretched trying
I wasn't trying to draw any fouls. When you get in a situation like that, you've got to put the ball in the basket. It was an opportunity where the basket was needed and it stretched the lead out. I just wanted to be patient and take what I could get.