Media Conference after NBA Finals Game 2

Nets guard Kerry Kittles spoke to the media after New Jersey's 2003 NBA finals game 2 win on the road in San Antonio.

Q: It seemed like you put energy into this game and sustained energy?

Kerry Kittles: Yeah, we played better for longer periods of time. We felt as though in Game 1, it had been a while since we had played, but we came out again. We’re pretty competitive, but the third quarter kind of put us behind the eight ball. Tonight we were able to sustain it for 48 minutes.

Q: Jason Kidd dominated tonight and you were able to control Duncan.

Kerry Kittles: We tried to control Duncan. He really had it going in the second half in Game 1, so obviously coming into the game we were going to try to not let him get 30 points again. So it was a very good team effort against him. Dikembe came in and did a great job for us contesting shots. Kenyon Martin was able to contain Duncan more. Everybody that got a chance at him did a pretty good job. He’s going to score his points, but overall we contained him better than we did in Game 1.

Q: Talk about Dikembe and his contribution.

Kerry Kittles: Very, very helpful for us. They have guys that drive in the paint and Tony Parker was making those baskets around him, so now you have a guy 7-2 that you have to try and get the ball over. He did a good job of blocking some shots and changing some shots. He really helped us on the defensive end tonight.

Q: Real unconventional win for you tonight. You guys don’t dominate in fast break points yet you dominate them in points in the paint, was that the thing, to attack the basket?

Kerry Kittles: Coming into the series, you can’t forget about how San Antonio scores in transition. They’re a sneaky team in the open court. Tony Parker’s pretty good when he has the ball, he’s driving, penetrating and making those plays. So, overall we did a pretty good job of containing him even though he got some baskets later on.


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