Found March 22, 2012 on The Utah Jazz Blog:
PLAYERS: Al JeffersonPaul Millsap
TEAMS: Utah Jazz
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March 20, 2012

Al Jefferson
, pre-game: You gotta do whatever it takes to win. Whatever it takes to win games, to get to the Playoffs. It’s not about Al Jefferson. It’s not about Paul Millsap. It’s not about Devin. It’s about the Utah Jazz.

Paul Millsap, post-game: Our team is playing great. Our bench is playing great. It’s a team effort. It’s not just me. It’s not just Al, or Devin. It’s a team effort.

Big Al: Coach ran a play for me at the end of the game, and I said, “No, give it to Paul.” He ran it for Paul, same play. Paul hit a big shot that put us up 6. That’s just what it takes to win.

[Why did you think Paul had a better chance of scoring?] Number one, I was scrubbin’ a little bit from the field. Paul wasn’t. I felt like Paul had a better advantage on Ibaka than I did on Perkins. For the last four games that we had won, Paul been the finisher. He been the one that been closing the games out. So, why stop now? I said, just go to him. And he didn’t let me down.

Big Al: [How much is the team like a family to you?] It’s not “like”; they are family, they your second family. We fight for each other, you know’m sayin, we go to war with each other. And at the end of the day I believe we would die for each other...

Courtesy and Dying By the Jazz


Okay, the Paul-Al bromance video is saving as we speak. I'll post the link as soon as I can. A few warnings before I post it...

— shandonfan (@shandonfan) March 22, 2012
// <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> //

 

The only warning required was that you may need a box of tissues. Bravo, Shandonfan. Bravo. 

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