163 Quotes by Richard Jefferson

You know, we lost (Game 1), we give them all the credit. It's unfortunate that when we win, it's because of other things. You have to play against different people certain ways. Jason Collins and Cliff Robinson are doing a good job. It's unfortunate he believes that.

The preseason served its purpose, ... I know guys like to complain about the preseason games, but they would really complain if we didn't have them.

We didn't really shoot the ball very well as a team. When you attack the basket and try to get to the free-throw line, that's something that can kind of help you out. When you're not hitting shots and you continue to get to the basket and get easy buckets, that's something that we try to do.

We are a better team than this. We just had a couple of stretches where we are struggling, every team goes through that.

We're not very mentally tough. We're not very physically tough. It's consistent. At some point in time you've got to get mad.

We're not sitting up here, jumping up and down like we won a championship. When things are going well, you can't act like you're surprised they are.

We played against one of the top two or three teams in the league. We beat some very, very good teams during the streak. Now we have to try and continue our home dominance.

We didn't do a very good job of playing through each other or through the people we should have been. And then we got cold. They were hitting shots and mainly it was a lot of defensive problems. But sometimes your offense is a part of the problem.

You don't prove yourself until the playoffs. Detroit and Miami are the two best teams in the conference, and until someone knocks them off, they're still the two best teams in the conference.