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
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.
comeback last lucky night seven win
We were lucky to comeback and win this game. We didn't play to well all night but we didn't give up, especially in the last seven minutes.
defense picked quarter running second struggling
We were struggling in the first quarter then our defense picked it up. In the second quarter we started running and getting baskets in transition.
ball care convert good hit job missing shots taking
We just couldn't hit shots. We were missing shots. We had good looks, we just have to convert them. We've got to do a better job of taking care of the ball and get shots at the rim.
charlie picked played
Charlie was pretty impressive. I thought they played well, but we just picked it up a little.
everybody grew maybe sees thinks
I really don't know. Everybody sees me and thinks I grew. I still feel like I'm 6-8. Maybe I grew a half-inch.
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.
light problems worst
It's getting better, but I still have problems with light and headaches. It's the worst timing.
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.
coach feeling realized team wanna watch
The whole team realized he was feeling it. We wanted to give him the ball. We all told coach to put him back in the game. When anyone's feeling it ... We're all here to have fun, we wanna watch it.
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.
becomes hard
You play hard every night, and it becomes a habit. If we don't play that way, we go down.