Matt Harpring
Matt Harpring
Matthew Joseph Harpringis a retired American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Associationand is currently paired with play-by-play broadcaster Craig Bolerjack as the color analyst in broadcasting games for the Utah Jazz...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth31 May 1976
CityCincinnati, OH
ball biggest luckily lucky man mistakes rather shot stay supposed
We were supposed to stay with our man, but luckily he (Howard) shot the ball after the shot clock. We'd rather be lucky than not, (but) that was a letdown. We made some mistakes down the stretch, but the biggest thing is we got a win.
close coming free game jump last missed open overtime shots throws
Coming off last night's game, we really didn't want to go into an overtime game on a back-to-back. We had our chances. We missed free throws and didn't close out on some shooters. You can't give open jump shots coming down the stretch.
jump open shot taking
I was just getting some open shots. I was just taking the jump shot when I had it.
defense gives shots
I was just getting a lot of shots tonight. You take what the defense gives you.
fight game great left move physical seem took
It didn't seem like they had too much fight left in them. It was a physical game and I thought we took it to them. It was a great win, now we move on.
chance game win
It hurts. You play this game for a reason: to get to the playoffs, and give yourself a chance to win a championship. If you're out of the playoffs, you can't win a championship.
body good missed
I got a good shot. I should have squared my body up more, but I just missed it.
biggest mistakes
We made some mistakes down the stretch, but the biggest thing is we got the win.
means playing
He was playing a little more aggressive. If that means a chip, I guess.
effort helped looked needed
Obviously, it would have helped to have Andrei tonight, there's no question. Defensively, he would have helped us out tremendously. But with or without Andrei, we didn't give the effort that we needed to tonight. They looked like they wanted it, and it just didn't look like we did.
came carried change coaster game happen lifted momentum nba playing roller
Momentum can change so much in the NBA and if you keep playing things can happen for you. I think the 3-pointer lifted us in the overtime. We had the momentum and we carried it through. The game never stops. We were down and then we came back. It was a roller coaster ride.
good knew missed
When I let it go, I knew it wasn't in. I was kind of surprised. I had a good look. I just missed it.
basketball coach crunch execute fighting good lead playoff says stop
We're fighting for a playoff spot. Coach Sloan says that playoff basketball is crunch time. We need to run a play, execute and get a good shot. It's frustrating to fight the whole game, have a lead and then all of a sudden, we stop doing what we did to get there.
care home huge road seems win winning
This was a huge win and we've got to keep it going. It seems like we're winning on the road and we have to take care of our home court.