Pau Gasol Quotes (53 Quotes)

In the second half they had to do something. They started coming at me and I had to start passing the ball. If they want to play me straight up, I'm going to try to hurt them because I know I'm hard to stop when I'm one-on-one.

The last few games were tough because I didn't produce in the last five minutes. Tonight it was time to step up, be a little more aggressive and produce. Luckily I was aggressive and things worked out well.

I couldn't get going. I was just a little bit out of rhythm. It took me a while to get myself into the game and get myself comfortable out there and play at the level I'm supposed to play.

We just got out of the game for a few minutes and that really cost us. It was frustrating the way we were turning the ball over and giving it back to them without making them work.

The environment, the chemistry, the atmosphere is great. We're together. We're not ready to throw in the towel. But we can play much better, and our mindset is just to win. We want to play Game 2 like there's no Game 3.

I feel amazing. If they play straight up, I'm going to try and hurt them.

We didn't seem to feel comfortable. That was the feeling I had during the whole game. We couldn't get to our offense. We couldn't get to what we wanted out of the plays we ran. It really wasn't a consistent offense on our part. We were very sloppy.

I see happy people on this team, who are excited to come to work and be a part of this team, working together to get somewhere. I don't see selfish guys, who are worrying about themselves and their situations. We have guys happy to share and doing whatever it takes to win. That is what we've lacked in previous years.

I had to take this game on my shoulders. The last few games that we were right there, I didn't produce down the last five minutes. I had to be a little more aggressive and luckily thinks worked out well.

This organization has shown from the beginning that they believe in me, and I am looking forward to being a part of an organization dedicated to winning,

We need to show everyone that we're a team people should respect and be afraid of.

We've got to prove ourselves and show we can do it in the playoffs, show we're a team everybody should respect and be afraid of.

want to get (a new contract) done.

At times, we didn't even compete.

On the game We shouldnt have gotten beat by twenty something points this game. We didnt play well, we werent sharp, we just didnt play the way we were supposed to play this game. They played tough, they tried to send me baseline, they locked me up down under the glass and I just took too much time to make the plays. I wasnt smart enough to attack them.

I dont know whats wrong with that girl.

On being frustrated A little bit (frustration) is normal, you get frustrated when you miss your shots, but weve got to do a better job on Monday. Weve got to attack them a little harder, go strong to the rim, finish hard and forget about everything else.

There's nothing on the court he hasn't seen. He's got an answer for everything.

The confidence level that he gives me out there is huge. He puts the ball in my hands a lot and trusts that I'll make the right decisions. Playing 39 minutes a night puts a lot of confidence in me. I don't feel any pressure when I make mistakes and that's important for any player. ... He's told us sometimes that this team goes as I go.

You think about it. We thought about it before the game, but not while you are playing. They beat us the first two here. Now we get hope to get them at home.

The turnovers cause you to lose control of the game. It was frustrating. We were turning the ball over and giving them the ball back without making them work for it.

We're on a roll. The mentality of this team is very good. We just want to win every game and whoever we play in the playoffs is OK. We'll be ready mentally.

In the first half, I was aggressive and then in a very good scoring rhythm making buckets. In the second half, they had to do something. They started digging in and forcing me to pass the ball and I'm glad to do it.

We have to come out hard in Game 3, really establish ourselves at home and get a win there. The whole scenario changes then, but we've got to do it. We've got to make it happen. I'm really excited about that, going back home with our fans and getting this monkey, that is really getting heavy, off of our back.

It means that it's possible. It means we have a chance until we lose again. We've been trying to take it one game at a time all series long. We've got to fight like we did in Game 3.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.

We are just not able to finish games right now. We are not playing the way we should down the stretch. It might be a confidence thing.

We're a good defensive team. We've just got to stop them earlier. We've got to figure out a way to get them out of their rhythm and their plays. We've got to make them take tough shots and force turnovers. I'm really excited about Game 3 being a different story.

It's hard to overcome mentally when you are down 3-0 and they make a run.

It's really painful for the team to lose Damon. He's been a great leader for us and we'll miss his great finishes down the stretch.

It's all very positive. If Mike would get that, and me making All-Star team, it says how well we're doing collectively. We wouldn't be getting any individual awards or respect if collectively we weren't doing a good job.

It was good the way we shared the ball tonight and made shots.

It's hard to play them when they're shooting the ball with that confidence. They did a good job running the ball and running 1,000 pick-and-rolls and they made their shots.

We have to be concerned a little bit, but at the same time we have to do a better job overall in playing with a little bit more hustle.

We have this five game (home) stretch here, and we've already lost two, and we just cannot afford to lose anymore. I will do whatever it takes and trying to play with a little more confidence than I did before these two games and be more aggressive.

We wanted to jump on them quick because when you get hit first it's hard to jump back up. It'll be great if we're able to keep this up and go into the playoffs with this confidence we're playing with.

I ain't gonna lie, I was aware of it. I know I needed the assists and I was hoping that Mike Miller was going to make one of those shots (in the fourth quarter). I had a good game sharing the ball and making the right decisions.

Hopefully, next game, I'm going to start with a better confidence level, be more aggressive and really take it to them.

They do play off me and challenge me to take that 15- to 17-foot jumper and make it. Once I make a couple, they will have to do something different.

I know that if I perform at a really high level, we're going to have a better chance to win. If I score 10, 15 points and have five or seven rebounds in a game, we probably are not going to win. I just need to get more aggressive and let my teammates feel all that energy and all that emotion.

It's great. It says that things have been going well for me and this franchise. I've been healthy for the most part and consistent.

They double-teamed me almost every time I got the ball. Obviously, I'd like to have a better shooting night, but give their defense credit.

I could have played, ... I've been able to play for a while now, but Memphis wanted me to rest so I can be ready for the season. They don't really want me to play during the summer because the season is so long.

I wasn't going to settle. I tried to attack (Duncan). I didn't have a great game but it didn't mean I didn't want to get to the rim.

I took it hard to the rim. I knew I had enough time to make a move or even change directions if I had to. I made a tough shot and we got a great win here.

He's played more minutes today than in the previous three games, and it's difficult mentally to achieve that, but he's done it.

They started doubling and we kind of stopped running plays for the post-ups. We kind of got lost a little bit. Especially in the second quarter, we got out of our game for a few minutes and that really cost us.

The last couple of years we thought we had a better chance going against San Antonio and going against Phoenix because we were 3-1 against them (in the regular season). We lost to both teams 4-0. The playoffs are different.

I haven't felt any (pain) today and that's what I was looking for. We were looking for release from a lot of the fatigue and all that soreness that I had, and it's worked pretty well.

We need a little more depth, but it's hard to say right now. We need somebody to get us a few more rebounds, a little bit of extra toughness. We need guys who will hold their ground, be a little more physical, get to loose balls, be able to defend this time of year.