Ricky Davis Quotations

No positives at all. We did some good things, but the losses cover over everything so guys just keep grinding, keep working for next year.

I was right there. He made a great shot. I pressured him, but he made a great pull-up.

I felt comfortable on my way over here on the plane. I was ready.

He was the story of the night. We came in expecting him to hit the boards hard, and he killed us. It's tough anytime somebody is playing like that.

Guys just stayed with it and executed. We didn't execute down the stretch and came into overtime and just executed everything we tried to run . . . Guys are in shape. We've been running a lot in practice and preseason, so that was our goal, to come out and try to wear them down.

I think we just went back to our bad habit that we've been having trouble with, losing our focus. When teams make a run, you have to make a run back at them. That happens. We just have to keep playing through it, and hopefully those bad habits can stay further and further away.

I was just finding guys, drawing so much attention and they were stepping up. I got to give credit to my teammates for hitting shots and stepping up real hard.

(Nash) is not the quickest guy, but he knows how to play, knows how to use his body, knows how to find guys.

I was there, guy just made a great shot. I put pressure on him a little bit. He drove right and made a great pull-up.

It felt great to put the blue on and I have wanted to be here for a while. This is what the team needed to get off the funk.

It felt good. The basket was kind of wide. You don't ever see who's guarding you. You just get it and put it up.

We're not running out no more. I think we're running a lot more plays in the second half instead of just playing freely. The first half we're just out there, guys just playing, running up and down the court. I think that's what we need to continue to do.

When a player of that caliber gets hot, it's tough to guard him.

Tough night. We started the game off good, but struggled. They came in and played hard. We tried to match it but couldn't get the victory.

The play was drawn up good. We got exactly what we wanted. We got the stop we needed at the end and then executed a great play.

There was a group of (fans) in Cleveland I had and wanted to bring it to Boston. I would have brought it in last year, but I didn't know how long I was going to be here with the Celtics and how it was all going to turn out. I like the Celtics now and feel like this is my home.

The second quarter hurt us. They jumped out to a 12-14-point lead and we just couldn't get it back.

Once you cross it, you're going to get it,

You're playing against your old team in front of a different crowd, but it was fun.

You saw it right here on the stand, ... Right in front of you.

They tried to play Garnett straight up. He's been facing double-teams for the last 20 games. It's tough to get your game on when they play you like that. But tonight he had a great game.

They made it really simple for me because my brain hasn't been working too well. They just set regular screens and the plays they did call for me, the guys walked me through them.

They really took the intensity to another level.

There's at least one accident there every week.

It was terrible. We gave the game away tonight. Everybody has to take initiative and take it upon themselves to not lose leads and stay on them. ... We just went back to our bad habit we've been having trouble with -- losing our focus.

I tried to shake his hand, and he said 'I don't shake 'Ns' hands.

It is tough. We still don't know sets. We're just trying to play ball, but against that team, you have to execute.

It's almost like we are playing for pride. Some people are going to play every night, some people aren't.

It's not frustrating yet. It's still early in the season. Keep losing games like this, and we'll be frustrated. But we think we are all right. The division's not playing too well, so I think we're still in it.

It's tough. Guys still don't know sets. We're just running out there trying to play ball, but when you play ball against this team, you have to execute.

It's tough, but it's all going out and playing basketball. You get to learn plays and think about the movement later. The terminology is pretty much the same all around the league. You catch on the first couple days. At the end of the day, just come out and play basketball.

They are in the eighth spot right now so this was a tough loss and we missed an opportunity.

They beat us twice. They've played us really good. (Tonight), guys just sucked it up and got stops.

They made every shot. It's kind of tough when a team's shooting really well. And when you try to make your run, and they still make their shots, it's almost impossible.

Anytime you score just eight points in a quarter in an NBA game, something's wrong. At some point in the season, I guess you get numb.

That's crazy. I think he should fly out to Hollywood and get a movie set. It's kind of funny.

I guess it was a good thing that we all liked each other.

I don't really think I've been in a slump. I haven't been getting a lot of shots. So when that happens, you find other things to do -- play defense, get rebounds. If something is working, you keep going to that instead of always trying to find your shot.

I don't know if it's self pride or whatever. We just need to toughen up a little bit.

I didn't touch him. Watch the replay. It wasn't a foul. It's a desperation shot. I think they should have just let it go and go into overtime.

I didn't have jitters. I was about as comfortable as you can be. I've been wanting to play here for a long time.

Hopefully after the break we'll be able to get in a little more practice and everybody can get acclimated.

If he gets out, ... the carnage would never end.

It's real hard to come up with something unique. We've seen just about everything over the last 10 years.

I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score