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By Lauren Brill
The Global Top 10 is your weekly guide to NBA global news. In this week's edition check out some of the notable quotes that discuss memorable moments of the 2008 Playoffs.
Vujacic on Late Game ShotsSasha Vujacic on nailing a clutch three with less than two minutes to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to USA TODAY:
"Those are the shots I live for, honestly. I love the last five minutes of the game, last two minutes, last possessions of the game."
 The Slovenia native scored a career playoff high 20 points en route to the Lakers' Game 3 87-81 win
1. Vujacic on Late Game ShotsSasha Vujacic on nailing a clutch three with less than two minutes to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to USA TODAY:
"Those are the shots I live for, honestly. I love the last five minutes of the game, last two minutes, last possessions of the game."
The Slovenia native scored a career playoff high 20 points en route to the Lakers' Game 3 87-81 win
2. Duncan on Nailing Clutch Three Tim Duncan on his three-point shot, after nailing a trey in the final seconds of overtime against the Suns in Game 1 of the First Round to Suns.com:
“I’m very confident (in that shot). I just don’t think anybody else is.”
Ducan sank a three-pointer, sending Game 1 into double overtime, where the Spurs ultimately defeated the Suns 117-115.
3. Gasol on First Postseason WinPau Gasol on winning his first NBA playoff game, after the L.A. Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the First Round 128-114 to the Los Angeles Times:
"Oh man, it was more than a monkey. It was huge. It was a burden. It followed me everywhere. It was more like an orangutan. I got the orangutan off my back."
4. Hedo on Game-Deciding ShotHedo Turkoglu on missing the final shot in Game 4 of the Conference Semi Finals against Detroit, after having a hot hand throughout the fourth quarter to Florida Today:
"I should have taken a better (jump) shot because I was hot at the end of the game. But I saw an opening and tried to drive the ball. The team needed me and I'm just frustrated that I couldn't make one more shot."
5. Parker on Game 7 JumperTony Parker on hitting a jumper that put San Antonio up for good in Game 7 of the Conference Semi Finals series against the Hornets, to the San Antonio Express-News:
“I just saw (Tyson) Chandler dropping down, like Phoenix was doing with Shaq (O’Neal). So I knew they were not going to let me penetrate. knew if I just took my time — the last two shots I took I rushed it a little bit, and they went in and out — I could knock it down, and that’s what I did.”
 6. Horford on First Postseason WinAl Horford on grabbing his first postseason win in the First Round series against the Celtics, to the Boston Globe:
"It was an emotional game. They've been talking since Game 1 and we've been talking back. And, this time, we came out on top."
The First Round series went to seven games. Boston won Game 7 on its home floor.
7. Dirk on Coming up ShortDirk Nowitzki on falling into an 0-2 hole in the First Round of the postseason against the New Orleans Hornets to Hornets Courtside Live:
“It’s a disappointing loss. After the first game, we definitely wanted to get this one. We just didn’t go for it. They out-hustled us for some balls, but you’ve got to give them credit, they were on fire tonight. Paul had his thing going again and the shooters were on fire. They really had us strung out there. We can’t give up almost 130 points and expect to win.”
8. Dalembert on the New Mohawk DoSamuel Dalembert on sporting a new hairdo as Philly headed into Game 5, which they lost 98-81, to the Philadelphia Inquirer:
"It was the kind of thing to kind of motivate the guys and get them ready. They were excited about it and excited to play, and us losing had nothing to do with the haircut."
9. Nash on Still Being in it to Win itSteve Nash on looking ahead in the First Round series against the Spurs, after winning Game 4 to the East Valley Tribune:
“There’s a lot of ‘woulda-coulda-shoulda,’ but we’re still alive. We played well in San Antonio and haven’t gotten a win yet, so we want to go down there with a very optimistic attitude. This is going to be a big game for them and they know what’s going to happen if they don’t win and what they’re looking at.”
The Spurs led the Series 3-1, following Game 4.
10. Boozer on Okur's Two Big ShotsCarlos Boozer on teammate Mehmet Okur, who hit two crucial shots in overtime to help the Jazz defeat the Lakers in Game 4 123-115, to the Desert News:
"He did hit two really, really big shots for us in overtime, but Memo's been doing that his whole career in Utah. That's why we call him 'Money Man."'
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