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
allowed good mistakes
We just had to put them away, but we started making mistakes and allowed them back in the game. When they went up, they didn't look back. We had good looks, but we just didn't convert.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
game held onto won
I should have held onto the ball. We would have won the game so it's my fault.
bad held onto pass trying won
I should have held onto the ball, but I made a bad play by trying to pass it. If I had held onto the ball, we would have won the ballgame. So it's my fault.
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.
affected davis factor last lose
We didn't just lose Eddy. Antonio Davis was really a big factor for us last season. ... All that affected us.
feels maybe telling throughout weight
It feels like I keep getting something. Throughout my career, I never really got hurt. All of a sudden, maybe it's telling me I have to put on weight and toughen it up.