445 Quotes by Phil Jackson

It was a good gesture. It was a peaceful resolution for our fans and L.A.

When you get off to a lead like that they usually catch up. Today we kept them at bay. It's good to be back in the playoffs.

It was a game where our rebounds and defense really failed us and eventually, I had to think about an offensive unit that could do some things to try and catch up. Kobe obviously wasn't right tonight, but this is the second time Blake has scored big against us in critical situations.

When you have guys like Dixon and Blake basically have career nights, that really sets you on the edge as a team. We didn't come out with the intent to play defense tonight.

It was a good practice session, but then we started tailing-off, just as most players do during exhibition games and we started shooting more instead of executing.

With our team, we're still learning what's a good enough lead. We didn't use the clock wisely and they made some big plays.

It was pretty difficult to watch for a while. We collected ourselves and played. Full-court pressure is not an easy thing to do. We must have given up five or six baskets.

When the game was in hand I tried to take him out. But my assistant Frank Hamblen said, 'I don't think you can do that. He's got 77 points'.

It was probably here in Atlanta, the last time it happened.