The Nuggets, who have won only three times in their last 19 trips to Boston, survived an exciting final few minutes. After Boston's Kevin Garnett tied it at 84 with a tomahawk dunk, Martin answered with a shot in traffic to make it 86-84. Full Article at ESPN
It’s easy to take jump shots because you are tired ... It’s tough to drive and post. I do think when you see a fatigued team you usually see jump shots go up and you usually see front-of-the-rim misses. You usually see the other team get all the loose balls and all the rebounds and that did happen. But ...
I don't focus on me having to get it going in the fourth quarter ... This is a team game and I play within the offense and, when we move the ball, make the extra passes. That's what it's all about. You find the rhythm of the game. It was about our defense not really stepping up. When you don't get stops...
You see the difference in this team with Chauncey, the talking, and the activity and him directing on both offense and defense ... But, we had out chance to win the game and we didn't take advantage of that.
He’s such a team point guard ... He’s going to get everybody involved. He makes huge shots. For us, dealing with him is very difficult for the whole game, but in 1-point games and in close games he becomes unbearable for us because he’s one of the only guards in the league who because of his size advant...
I’m not going to use fatigue as an excuse ... I just felt like we were a step slow to our rotations.
He kept to his word. He was just focusing on the defense. Defense wins championships and offense wins games. If we keep this same mentality and just play good team defense, we're going to win a lot of games.
They’re going to have to play well ... because I’m going to use them regardless.
It's a huge win ... These are the kind of games where you learn a lot about your teammates, how mentally tough and strong they are.
I didn't know how it would work, but I like it
We just didn't execute when we had to ... I wish I could give you all a specific reason. We didn't make shots when we needed to. We didn't get stops when we needed to.
Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire, front, pulls down a rebound in front of Denver Nuggets center Johan Petro, of France, in the fourth quarter of t... View Photo »
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BOSTON - NOVEMBER 20: Ray Allen #20 of the Boston Celtics shoots a three point shot during the game against the Orlando Magic on November 20, 2009... View Photo »
BOSTON - NOVEMBER 01: Ray Allen #20 of the Boston Celtics takes a shot in the first half against the New Orleans Hornets at the TD Garden on Novem... View Photo »
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 28: Ray Allen #20 of the Boston Celtics fights for a loose ball with Gerald Wallace #3 of the Charlotte Bobcats at the TD Bank... View Photo »
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