Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian American retired professional basketball center of the National Basketball Association. He played for the Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010, and is the team's career leader in games played, rebounds, and blocks. He also played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 June 1975
CityKaunas, Lithuania
against came flat good pay team
We just came out flat against a good team and when you do that on the road, you pay for it. We just got down by too many points.
body eight gone good hopefully last nba paid shape team thinking win work
I've gone through a lot in the last eight years. All the work to put my body in shape to play in the NBA paid off. I was thinking about that when we made the playoffs, but this is hopefully just the first step. This team is good enough to win in the playoffs, too.
doubted expected injuries larry losing people team ups
This team went through a lot of ups and downs, injuries to Larry (Hughes) , losing streaks. People doubted us, expected us to falter.
side team
I think it's going to be a little different for him because he's going to play the same team so many times. But we're going to see an even better side of him because he's going to be able to adjust.
basketball team
From a basketball standpoint, this team is going up. And I wanted to be a part of it.
afford course mine needs plays team trying
I got him first with the elbow, but mine was unintentional. Of course I was not happy, but you can't afford to get suspended for something like that. I'm trying to make plays and my team needs me.
small thin time
With us being really thin at small forward, it's not good. But this time of year, that's usually when it happens.
found guys half since surprised watched
I watched only the first half on TV. I've been with these guys since September. I was surprised when I found out what happened.
caught elbow frustrated hit mine seen
I think he was frustrated because I caught him first with an elbow and then he hit me back. Mine wasn't intentional. His, I haven't seen the replay.
full head
That's back when I had a full head of hair.
appreciate regular season time
I thought that was the way it always would be, you play the regular season and go to the playoffs. Little did I know that it would be a long time before I got back and it really makes me appreciate it.
best league nobody stop
I think we'll see the best of him. There is nobody in this league that can stop him. He's going to get his.
boost looking
We were looking for a boost and he (Murray) did it for us. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be celebrating this win.
close either few games gone knew last
We couldn't close the game. These last few games could have gone either way. It's hard. We knew that they play hard. They are young but they play hard.