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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
barcelona messi watches
Whoever Barcelona are playing, you're just interested to watch because Messi's playing.
team player becoming-the-best
Best team player? As good as Lebron James is, I have to go with Messi. What he's doing, he's on pace to becoming the best ever.
miami
As good as Miami is, we'd rather go to Miami.
team rumor bulls
As much as I want to stay on the team -- I love Chicago, I love the Bulls -- at the same time, I know the business part of it. Sooner or later, all the rumors are going to come up.
mad said concussions
They were just accidents. Luke said he was just testing my concussion. I'm not mad at him.
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.
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.