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
last left stronger weak
I don't feel like I have a weak hand. I feel like my left is a lot stronger than last year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
hard played reason rewarded step team took
I feel like we took another step ahead. We hustled. We don't get rewarded for it. But as a team we've got to know we played the world champs and took them to overtime. The only reason we did that is because of how hard we played.
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.
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.
game held onto won
I should have held onto the ball. We would have won the game so it's my fault.