280 Quotes by Maurice Cheeks

You're kind of watching the game, watching the score up there, trying to see what this team is doing, and then you're watching your team, and your team is trying to stay focused.

Larry is a defensive-minded coach. With the players he has, he'll try to get them to do what he wants. If they don't, he'll find a way to get the players he likes to play in his system.

All I know is that among the players they have, the 22 they have chosen, Allen is in a high echelon of those players. I don't know their criteria for choosing the 22, but I know Allen is in a high echelon of those players.

The way they play, most people say you can't win that way, but that's how they play and they have one of the smartest point guards (Nash) in the league. They play aggressive, offensive basketball.

Allen's ready to go, ready to play and he's ready to yell when I take him out.

Our turnovers obviously were a big factor in losing the game. We had 14 turnovers at halftime, but our offense went astray.

Allen is one of the few guys that can tolerate a lot of pain. If Allen can't play, you know he's really, really hurt.

This game was a quality game for us because Memphis is a quality team. The other night I challenged our team on the defensive end and our defense was great tonight.

Pierce thrives in those situations. He looks forward to his team being down so he can take the big shots and make the big shots.