Luol Deng
Luol Deng
Luol Ajou Dengis a South Sudanese-British professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He is a two-time NBA All-Star, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2013...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth16 April 1985
CityWau, Sudan
ball caught good jump knock next pass shoot shots
The pass was fine. I caught the ball and had a good look at the basket. I shoot a lot of jump shots from the baseline, but the one that I wanted to go in most didn't (go in). Next time, I've got to knock it down.
light problems worst
It's getting better, but I still have problems with light and headaches. It's the worst timing.
basketball game good
It's just another basketball game. It's just a game where we have to get a win. It'll be good to see them, but once we get on the floor, we just have to get a win.
bit build climb feeling good looks taking twice
It's a good feeling to clinch it on my birthday, but we want to build on this and see if we can climb a bit more. I had good looks (today) and didn't think twice about taking shots.
beat good moral thinks victories
There are no moral victories for this team. We think that we're good enough to beat them. No one else thinks so, but we do.
fourth mistakes quarter shots silly stay struggled
When we went up, we couldn't stay up. We started making silly mistakes and let them back in the game. We struggled making shots in the fourth quarter and when they got the lead, they didn't look back.
confidence determined hard lack last played season team whether
We're not as determined as we were last season. We still play hard, but last season we played hard and smart. Whether it's because of a lack of confidence or whatever, we're not the same team right now.
becomes hard
You play hard every night, and it becomes a habit. If we don't play that way, we go down.
carried followed fourth game good kirk looks stepped
Kirk carried us. I had some good looks in the fourth quarter, but the whole game I struggled. But I thought Kirk stepped up, and we followed him.
dizzy move pain playing quick shook stopping time
The pain was a lot more than it is now, but what was stopping me from playing was the dizziness. Every time I made a quick move or shook my head, I would be dizzy right after for a little while. That's why I wasn't playing.
gave good played time trouble
He gave us a lot of trouble with our shots. Every time he played us, he played great. He's long, very good around the rim.
ball game hard held instead lost onto passing played teammates won
My teammates played hard and I lost the game for my teammates. I should have held onto the ball instead of passing it. If held onto the ball we would have won the ballgame, so it was my fault.
decision hit twisted
I just twisted it a little and got hit on it. I could have played. I'm fine. We just made the decision not to play.
coming fell good mind rhythm
I just fell into a rhythm and I had good looks. I didn't think twice, I just let it go when I had the shot. I don't mind coming off the bench. It doesn't matter.