Tim Duncan Quotes (75 Quotes)

They did a great job double-teaming me. I got in foul trouble, my shots weren't going down, and things just weren't working my way. I tried to be as aggressive as I could, but they were defending me very well. I finally got some shots to go down late in the game when it seemed like it didn't matter anymore.

That's a tough situation, but it is how it is set up and people are going to have to play for it. We're going to try to play and play for that No. 1 spot and try to work it from there.

We have to attack down low, especially with Shaq out. That's got to be a big play for us.

It's a situation you obviously don't want to be in, but those two games are gone. Our concern now is these next two games. They're going to be big for us. We have to shift our focus to that.

We did it last year and it was fun. We got up and down. I think we had less turnovers than any other time in the game.

It's great to get (home-court) wrapped up. I'm feeling good right now -- feeling healthy.

Bruce is always awesome, it doesn't matter who (he's defending), Kobe or anybody else in the league, ... He's going to make them work for every point that they get. ... He was in (Bryant's) face every shot he took.

They were solid all along. That's what killed us. Defensively, we tried to make them make some mistakes and get some turnovers, but they moved the ball well. Elton Brand was incredible. It seemed like he didn't miss a shot out there.

I am feeling pretty good right now. I am as healthy right now as I have been all season. I got a couple of shots to go down tonight and that is good because they haven't been going down lately.

Tim Duncan joined Greg Popovich and Spurs general manager R.C. Buford at Saturday's meeting with Karl Malone . But he isn't ready to clear locker space for Malone just yet. He's one heck of a talent and would be a great addition to our team, ... But, again, it's just talk right now.

We didn't have the edge we needed tonight. They shot 50 percent from the floor. We need to shore up our defense right now going into the final few games of the season.

What they have done over the last two games is make us react to what they do, ... They have been aggressive defensively and they have got us back on our heels and they make us kind of counter what they are doing instead of them countering what we're doing.

I've learned the following season is always tougher. We always get everybody's best game. But understanding that collectively is a whole different thing. It's not like we can go out there and say we are what we are and walk through the season.

It started from horn to horn. We shot the ball well. We moved the ball well. Our defense was solid.

I think it's a great situation for everyone, especially myself. I felt good tonight. I felt like I was moving pretty well and not in a lot of pain, so it was good.

I made a shot or two early, and my confidence kind of blossomed from there. I just kind of held it throughout the game.

Defensively, I thought we were pretty solid. Our game plan was there, but its just about putting some balls in the hole.

They have a solid team. Elton is having a heck of a year. He hurt us last time, so we decided to come after him. We made it difficult for him tonight.

I got a lot of (grief) for that, too. Trust me, I'm getting my share.

They approached us with the problem, and we fixed it. We dont see any of that as a breach of contract.

When our guys are getting shots like that, we love 'em. ... But every once in a while, I tell them I'm still there.

The number one seed is important. Not only for the seed, but for the home-court advantage.

Those guys are playing the best basketball. This will be a great test for us at this time of the season.

That's a tough road right there, going from the first or second spot to the fourth spot and having to play the No. 1 seed in the earlier rounds. It's a tough situation, but it is what it is.

They're playing very well, probably the best basketball in the league right now. We're going to their house where they are even tougher and we haven't been that great on the road. So we're up for one heck of a challenge, and it will be a great time for it.

I got a couple of shots to go down tonight, and that is good because they haven't been going down lately. It makes the game a lot easier.

It was a good night all around. We moved the ball very well and were able to get a lot of guys a lot of minutes. It was a good victory, and now we prepare for the next one.

It was surprising how he shot the ball tonight, but he got in a zone there, got his rhythm down, came off and was real confident with his shot. He had an unbelievable night and he's had an unbelievable year.

We all didn't have that edge we needed. Offensively, they did kind of whatever they wanted to do. We can't win games like that.

That was probably the best thing to see out there guys moving the ball, guys sharing the ball. It was a good night all around.

Nobody said this would be easy. Everybody said the opposite.

Tony was great tonight and as solid as he has been all season. The Hornets shot the ball better than we would have liked them to tonight, but overall this was a good win.

Everything's not clicking yet, but we're heading that way. It was a great learning experience today being able to fight back and staying with each other.

I don't even know how he got it off, honestly. I think he shot it with his left hand. I went after his right hand, thinking he was going to float it with the time going down like that, but somehow he got it up there and it stayed up there on the rim and went in. It was just a great shot, a great effort by those guys to turn a turnover into a fast-break that quickly and get it to the rim.

We have to keep our composure and understand that they're going to have a lot of emotions in Game 4. There are good things to learn from this game. We just lost on a crazy shot.

It was just a long night. Things happen, the season happens. Those guys played well tonight give them credit, ... We compounded them playing well with myself playing very, very badly.

They hit some great shots. We did not have the game locked up, but we thought we had it in the bag. I went 1-for-6 (from the line) in the final (three) minutes and made some mental mistakes. But lesson learned, and it was a cheap one because we got the win.

When he gets into a rhythm like that where he starts going, it's like you want to sit there and watch him play. You get caught up in what he does and that's probably the worst thing that we can do is just sit there and watch him play, but you get mesmerized by what he's doing.

Now we've got the pressure on them, down two games. Now we've got to go into Arco and really get this first one. That puts the ultimate pressure -- elimination -- on people.

We are not worried about the hype. (The Mavericks) are a good team and we know that. We are going to be playing them on our home court and we know that. We are going to play hard and whatever happens, happens.

I think we're all feeling pretty healthy. I'm feeling pretty good. So, with that in mind, it's all coming together and I'm excited about hitting the playoffs.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.

I've already gotten a bunch, so I'm hoping it will clear up a bit.

It has been a long journey. We felt like we would prevail because we felt like the idea was such a good idea.

It's a great feeling. A great feeling, ... In years past we've lost six, seven, eight, nine guys in a year, and rebuilt. I think we've really got a core here that we're in love with, that obviously is a pretty decent core, and we're going to have it together for a couple years.

I thought we played well enough to win. When you penetrate and pump fake on shots like we did it moves the defense with you. Parker was great tonight like he has been all year.

I haven't been around him in so long, not for anything other than our paths just haven't crossed. It was great to have some time ... and talk about old times.

We need to get some of that funk out. We have had some bad games, some losses at home and we got a very good team coming into our house tomorrow (Utah) and we're going to have to gear up and get that win.

He was great tonight. He made all of the shots down the stretch and made some great moves. His play down the stretch was the difference in the game tonight.

We learned a lesson here tonight. It was a cheap one because we still won, but we can learn.