Jameer Nelson Quotations

What we know now is that every single game during the season counts. If we win this game or win that game or just win the games that we should have won, we wouldn't be in the situation that we are having to depend on other teams.

I am happy that we fought. But when you fight, that doesn't mean you are going to win the game. I feel like I'm starting to get my rhythm now.

I feel like I'm starting to get my rhythm now.

If Steve is back at point guard, that's four point guards. I'm not trying to make decisions for anybody, but the mathematics of that just don't add up.

I think we lacked intensity at the beginning of the game. Once we picked up our intensity, things started to turn around for us.

I watched a couple of games and it was just a great, great day for the NBA.

Our record doesn't reflect the kind of team that we have right now. We're playing really well, we're bonding and we're sharing the ball.

People just want to make excuses, which really is fine with me. I'm always the underdog.

I wish we had a couple of weeks or maybe even three weeks left, because we'd be in the running to make a serious run in the playoffs. We're a heck of a team. We were down and out of it with 15 games to play and we kept playing. That says a lot about the guys on this team.

It feels like I'm starting to get my rhythm now. If we had lost, the nine assists and all the points I scored would have gone out the window, but because we won, I had an exciting game.

I think I've shown people that I can play in this league. But now, I have to show them that I can win and take a team deep in the playoffs.

We just beat the best teams in the league. If we get the opportunity to face someone in a series, it should be fun to watch.

We care, we care about each other and we care about winning. I can't say anybody in this locker room is competing against one another. We're competing for one another.

We know that we have a couple of more years together to work at building something special here. I know being here with Dwight means a lot to me. And I really think we're going to have a lot of fun together.

We came out with a lot of intensity, and we had to because they knew we played last night. We knew they were going to come out and throw a big first punch. We survived that and threw some of our own.

We beat the best team in basketball, but we're not thinking about signature wins right now. We'll worry about that when we get to the playoffs. We've just got to keep this going.

Every game, the team gets better. Everybody's getting better, individually and collectively.

Every game counts from here on out. And whether we get to the playoffs or not, (the goal is) just to get better.

It was unbelievable. It's scary because he's only going to get better.

People can talk about playoffs, playoffs, but we're just trying to get better. If we don't make the playoffs and just carry it onto next season, this is good.

Coach (Brian Hill) got on us when we were down 11-1. Then we're up by eight (points) and then the second unit came in and we were up 12, and we just kept feeding off of that. You have to outwork the opposing team regardless of who you're playing.

It's not just about scoring. I was out there passing the ball and getting steals, doing other things besides scoring.

It shows you that we have a good team, especially when we're at home. We've got to continue to progress. We've been doing it well as a team and at the end it's going to come. It's going to come, it's going to take time and we've got to stay focused.

Youth Interlock is the A.A.U. program that brought me up. Being as though I made it, I feel its very important to give back to the community. Im have no problem putting my name on such a great event.

Everybody had to step up because we were without great players that we needed. For the most part, guys stepped up. You obviously want to win but we did all we could out there tonight.

It's still a little weird, knowing that he's gone now. Every time I flip on the TV and see him in that (New York) uniform, I just laugh. I understand that this is a business, and I know that we did what we did for a reason. But it still feels weird.

Steve told me to keep shooting and he's the team leader. When he tells you to keep shooting, you keep shooting. I know he's going to keep shooting, so if he tells me to, why not?

The ball got deflected and if it was anybody else, I don't think they would have caught that ball. There's only a few people in this world who would have caught that ball where he did, and there may not be anybody.

They keyed on Steve so much, they left me wide open. He told me to keep shooting, keep shooting. I know he's going to keep shooting, so why not?

It was great playing with Steve because he complements your game. He's out there getting rebounds, assists and steals. He fills up the stat sheet.

A road winning streak. Who'd have thought we'd hear that?

I made some free throws down the stretch. However I missed some earlier and I had to redeem myself. We are not through yet, we are only five back with 11 to go.

I owed my team, I didn't play too well. So it was an early Christmas present for those guys. Didn't play well the whole game. But I obviously I've got to find a way to get it going.

I owed my team because I didn't play too well. This was an early Christmas present for those guys.

I just see us as a team that's getting better every game. The guys on this team just care about each other so much and we're having a lot of fun now.

I don't know. It's the same team. They do the same things, play the same way.

A lot of dreams don't come true in life. If you can make somebody's dream come true, you should.

I don't think anybody wants to play us right now.

I consider myself -- and I think my teammates do, too -- somewhat of a tough guy, and this is the first time in my life that I've had to use crutches. I've had ankle injuries, but nothing like this. All I know is there is a lot of pain now.