169 Quotes by Rick Adelman

Ron was attacking the basket and getting (inside). Mike was good, too. They worked well together. It was a nice all-around game.

Oh, yeah. I thought it was lucky when I saw it live, but then I watched the videotape and it bounced twice on the rim and off the top of the board. I don't know if Brent works on the kind of spin he put on that shot, but it went in, and that's one of the reasons they're a great team.

Ronnie hasn't been trying to force the issue, he's playing under control. We know he can make shots and guard people, and he has a great work ethic. I think he has a great chance to stick in this league for a long time.

Shaquille had his way inside with us, especially at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth.

Ron made James work for the shots he got. We really wanted to have somebody in his way when he came off picks. We just didn't want him to get to the basket or get on any kind of roll. We wanted to make other people beat us.

Mike was really terrific again tonight and Brad was good tonight. We really, really needed this win after the last three on the road.

Ron made James work for the shots he got. One thing Ron makes guys do is work for every shot. We always wanted someone in his way. He's a great player but we didn't want him to get to the basket - we wanted other people to beat us.

Now we are going to the playoffs on a positive note and we'll see what happens tomorrow night and prepare for whoever we play.

Ron made James work for all the shots he got. We did not want to let him get to the basket, which Ron did a great job of. We wanted to make other people beat us tonight. Fortunately, they didn't.