Phil Jackson Third Quotations

Kind of a blowout in that third quarter when they got a run on us, and we never recovered from that.

He'll be playing out on the perimeter a lot, ... How much, I don't know. He might start there the first and third quarters and play a power position in the second and fourth quarters.

I will say that I had a number of teams there with Chicago and the Lakers that had over 45 wins or close to that at the All-Star break and the last third of the season is much more difficult. It's really tough.

I thought we played in spurts tonight. We came out with a little more energy in the third quarter, compared to our last two games, which helped a lot.

They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. I almost left them alone on a sinking ship. But they got it right in time and it took another 10 minutes but they finally got it right and got going. That's what a layoff will do sometimes.

They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. They got it righted and played good defense to get back in the game. I knew that Kobe would find a way out there to help us win.

I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.

We had a blowout in the third quarter and we never recovered from it. Give them credit Mobley and Brand were productive players out there.

We had a blowout on our hands in the third quarter and we never recovered from that.

It was like the third quarter would never end. I thought we would never get through it. Larry helped by getting off the court.

I told the guys at halftime, they had their nap in the first half, now it's time to play. And you saw what happened. We slept almost all the way through the third quarter.

We slept almost all the way through the third quarter. We're just not able to play a full game.

It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.

It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on tonight. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.