Gerald Wallace Quotations

We started off pushing the ball. Got a lot of easy shots, got in the passing lane, played aggressive defense and as a result of that, we were getting a lot of easy stuff and forcing them to do things that they didn't want to do.

We let them back in the game. Once we settled down and got out focus back we controlled the game.

We know guys are banged up and hurt, and then Brevin goes down. When that happens, other guys have to step up and make a play. Right now everybody is stepping up to the challenge.

We have a problem understanding that just because we are up 12 or 15 with 3 minutes to go, that doesn't mean the game is over. We just can't do this if we expect to win and be one of the elite teams in the league.

Last year, we had a lot of close games and couldn't hold onto leads and didn't know how to finish games. We've done a better job of that this year. Which shows improvement. Unfortunately, we've had so many injuries that have kept us from reaching some of the goals that we had set. Like making the playoffs.

I don't feel any pressure. I'll take on all the competition. I'm ready.

I don't even know what their record is. I don't know what our record is. I just come out and play games every night. It's a battle for first place in every game we play.

I am (jealous). Because I know he's somewhere about to watch the game tonight, probably got a couple of cocktails.

I'm a survivor, ... I'm going to find a home and job here and make it. I may go back and visit New Orleans someday. But Houston is my home now.

He is their superstar, he is their go-to man. When they needed a win, they went to him. He pulled it out for them and did what he had to do to get this team a win.

This was a game from the opening tip that we felt like we could have won. We dominated the whole game where we did what we wanted to do on offense, and took them out of what they wanted to do on their offense. They made some key plays down the stretch and we didn't.

This was one of those games that we needed to win to try to get over the hump. I got it going, and my teammates kept feeding me the ball, and I was able to put it in the basket. I got great positioning in the paint all game and I was able to finish at the rim.

I thought we played pretty good in some areas. We had a letdown just before the half when it was a three-point game and quickly they got it to a 15-point lead. I think it came down to they made the shots and we didn't.

We are doing all the things you need to do to be successful, causing turnovers, taking care of the ball, rebounding, executing our offence. But the only thing missing is wins. It's very frustrating.

This was a great season for us, losing a lot of our top players, and we were still able to win.

Tonight just showed the heart of this team. We were lousy and horrible in the first half, but we turned it around in the second half.

This one really hurts. We played as hard as we could and we gave it all we could. There were just some key possessions and some calls and things that didn't go our way. Guys stepped in and did what they could do. We fought the game all the way down to maybe the last minute-and-a-half and things just got out of hand.

Considering what we did, finishing with 26 wins and a four-game win streak, despite the injuries, we can count this as an excellent season.

Things just felt right tonight. I'm not going to have one of these games every night, but I was glad that I was able to have one tonight that was able to help my team win. We came off some tough losses on the road where we could have easily won and to come home and get a win was big for us.

Opportunities can slip away. Tonight was a prime example where we controlled this game from the opening tip. It shouldn't have even come down to where it is so close that we're struggling and fighting for every possession.

That showed the progress we made as a team, we could close out the game. It was fun.

You're just flowing. I was just feeling it. Every thing was clicking. It was a great night for me. I was just glad I was able to help our team end our slide.

This feels great, ... But we'd love to be to be 3-0 right now. We let one slip away.

They started feeding the ball back to Brand and he took advantage of the mismatches he had. It was hard for us to leave the guy we were guarding to double-team Brand. It put us in an awkward position.

There's confidence in both guys. Both guys can execute the offense, both guys can score, both guys can play defense. So it really doesn't matter to us.

I knew Coach had told us when the shot goes up, everybody go to the board. I was just lucky. The shot fell short and I was right there for it.

I couldn't straighten or bend my leg when I went down. It felt more like when players bump knees at first. Then the pain just started getting worse. After that, I just didn't even try to get up.

I couldn't straighten my leg or bend it. It felt like I bumped knees at first, but the pain got more and more intense. Then I didn't try to get up. I don't really know what the diagnosis is, but I'm getting ready to go over and get some tests done.