Dwane Casey Quotes

Everybody wants to play late, everybody wants to be clutch.

In the playoffs, it's win or go home. You might not have a chance to look back at a game and say, 'Man, we didn't box out here.'

I just want to go deep in the playoffs and be put in that situation where I'm locked in and the game and the season is on the line.

There's nothing like going into somebody's building in Game 7 and winning.

Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

You always wonder if you can make plays at the end.

A lot of things change in the playoffs.

I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road.

You have to be ready for anything in the playoffs.

It's weird coming into a game in the later innings, in a World Series game.

It's the Playoffs. This is what you play for.

When you're part of a World Cup, it's always now or never.

In the playoffs, it's not going to be pretty. There's going to be some games where you don't score. But are you going to take a charge for a teammate?

Having a good defensive line allows you to play better because it's less stressful in terms of defending.

It's the playoffs, man. If you don't get excited about the playoffs, you don't even deserve to be playing basketball.

If you commit to the defensive end of the floor, you're going to have a chance to win every night. And if you're a great defensive team, you're going to go to the playoffs.

I can stretch the defense.

I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.

The hardest thing about kicking a kick at the end of the game or end of the half is not letting your excitement get the best of you.

I've always enjoyed the emotion of being out there in the last minute of a game or the last couple minutes down by a goal. I think a lot of guys tend to thrive in that situation and I prefer to be out there.

I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.

I just try to play hard defensively.

The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.