Notes from NBA TV’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Matt Winer, Dennis Scott and Robert Horry
Horry on the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant sitting out of shoot around due to stomach pains: “He knows his body better than anyone else. He’s getting the best rest for his body to be ready for tonight’s game.”
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Chicago Bulls (78) @ Philadelphia 76ers (79) –Sixers win the series 4-2
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Greg Anthony (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter)
Anthony on Bulls forward Luol Deng: “I have my all-glue team and he is my all-glue guy in terms of his ability to defend and rebound. He passes and he can obviously make shots.”
Anthony on Sixers guard Lou Williams: “Williams is a versatile player because he can play both guard positions…obviously a natural scorer of the basketball. The kind of guy you win with on your basketball team.”
Anthony on Lou Williams’ offensive ability: “Much like Loul Deng in Game 5, he’s come and established an offensive flow for the Sixers.”
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Winer, Scott and Horry
Horry on Bulls forward Carlos Boozer: “Carlos Boozer is not being aggressive enough for me. He looks like he is not trying to get to Game 7.”
Scott on the Bulls’ biggest priority during the second half: “More offense. Somehow, get Boozer going.”
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Anthony on the Sixers’ strengths: “That’s where they are at their best, in the open floor. [Evan] Turner, [Andre] Iguodala, [Jrue] Holiday, those guys all have the versatility to make plays in the open floor.”
Anthony on the Bulls’ tenacity: “One thing Chicago has been all season is resilient. They have dealt with adversity, injuries. They just go out and try to find ways to win games.”
NBA TV reporter Cheryl Miller interviews 76ers head coach Doug Collins prior to the fourth quarter
Collins on what has allowed the Bulls to get back in the game during the second half: “We are not rebounding the ball. If we don’t rebound the ball, we can’t get out and run and get into the half court game.”
Anthony on the Chicago Bulls: “They seem to want it a little bit more than the Sixers.”
Anthony on the inexperience of the Sixers: “It is so difficult to close a team out when you are expected to win. Whereas from the Bulls standpoint, no one expects them to win this series, so they are playing with a little more freedom and confidence than the Sixers.”
Anthony on the defensive ability of the Bulls and Sixers: “These two teams are going to struggle against one other because of the defense and that has been the case here tonight.”
Anthony on Bulls center Omer Asik: “It doesn’t always show up statistically but Omer Asik has been the MVP of this game. He does not give up on plays.”
NBA TV reporter Cheryl Miller interviews Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala following the game
Iguodala on what was going through his mind: “[Omer] Asik is a bad shooter, I knew I had a chance to get the rebound. Spencer [Hawes] did a great job boxing out. On the free throws, Tony Battie told me to think of something that you love when shooting free throws. I thought of my son and it was easy after that.”
Iguodala on the composure of the Sixers: “We have been in that position so many times this season, where we let games go; games we should have pulled out. Those were all learning experiences for this type of moment. I’m just so proud of my teammates.”
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Winer, Scott and Horry
Horry on a Philly/Boston series: “It is going to be very ugly. Philly is a team that is very active. They can play a lot of positions and a lot of different roles. In the end, the Celtics would be too smart. If you look at tonight’s game, Philly didn’t play a very smart basketball game.”
Scott on what Bulls forward Carlos Boozer needs to do: “Carlos Boozer really needs to look himself in the mirror. Forget about the contract. You are in the part of your career where you want to show people what you can do. To go 1-11 in a close-out game….you let Taj Gibson come in and take your spot..in my opinion.”
Scott on what Philadelphia did well in Game 6: “Those last free throws. The little things down the stretch Philadelphia got done tonight.”
Philadelphia 76ers guard Lou Williams joins the GameTime crew via Arena Link after the game
Williams on the Sixers chemistry and finding a way to finish the game: “I think it was just a stepping stone for a young group of guys to come together. Obviously we have had our ups and downs. We started out the season on fire and then we didn’t have as much success, so it has been a rollercoaster. It just feels good to prevail and move on to the second round.”
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