Peja Stojakovic
Peja Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković, also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and is currently the director of player personnel and development for the Sacramento Kings and the general manager for the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento’s NBA D-League affiliate. He also holds Greek citizenship...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 June 1977
CityPozega, Croatia
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Those turnovers were a huge factor. We just have to be more patient.
aggressive ball came control giving good job moved open ourselves playing pressure team took
We came out aggressive tonight. We moved the ball well and took control of the boards. I think our team did a pretty good job on defense. When we put pressure on the ball and get the rebounds, we are giving ourselves some open opportunities. We have to keep playing well and see what happens.
avoid best detroit east good playing team teams three trying
Obviously, we all know that Detroit is the best team in the East right now. They're playing good basketball. All three teams are trying to avoid Detroit.
bring
It's disappointing. It's up to us. We've got to go out there and bring the effort. That's the least we can do.
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It's great getting J.O. back. We have an inside presence that can draw a lot of attention and spread the court. It's going to take some time for him to get into playing shape.
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It's just irritation, and that takes rest. They have good doctors here. It's nothing to be suspicious about.
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(It was a) very important game for us tonight. We had to come here and get it turned around right now. We've go to quit letting teams back in the game when we build up leads.
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It's very important to get back on the winning track. We know we've got to stay in the mix and keep playing hard and getting this type of result. Every game is important the rest of the way out.
defended last plays rely
They defended it well, but we can't rely on last plays to win.
coming nerve
It's coming from a nerve in my back. We'll see. It's day to day.
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It kind of wakes you up. We'll probably be more prepared physically and mentally for this game.
lead nice quarter third tough
We had a nice lead in the third quarter and we let them back in. It was a tough game.
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This game was very important for us with the playoff seeding. The last game is going to be important, too.
best
it is probably best for me to go.