291 Quotes by Avery Johnson

He's a young David Robinson with a better jump shot.

We don't like losing one in a row. You can only imagine how two in a row feels.

It's not even so much 2-0 for us, it's just trying to play this game like there's no tomorrow. When we do that, we seem to play better, we seem to play more focused, and that's the only way you can play against Memphis.

We're excited to get out of here with a win. Those guys play physical, and they play hard.

He has been a big part of what we're doing. He's a guy in our starting lineup that I don't have to call a play for, (a guy) who just plays defense and rebounds. That's good for us. We needed a guy who doesn't want the ball. We wouldn't be here without him.

Eight out of the 10 guys in our rotation were in a quote-unquote insurmountable situation last year when we played against Houston. For us, that's something that's sunk in, that we talk a lot about. We've got some guys who know how to respond. Is this game any bigger than Game 3 in Houston last year? ... I don't think so.

He helped carry this franchise for a lot of years and he didn't take many nights off. I think that's what I really respected about him.

We stepped up big defensively in the fourth quarter. We were fortunate to get away from them.

He had a little swelling. It's nothing serious. It's called old age. But we got to make sure we get that swelling down.