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
cannot eight energy focus four last minutes seven sudden turn
We cannot be down seven or eight in the last four minutes and all of a sudden turn things around. Energy and focus has to be there for 48 minutes.
best
it is probably best for me to go.
coach decided handle pain point ready sit
It got to the point where I wasn't able to handle the pain. The coach decided I should sit out this one and try to be ready for Thursday.
defense great james jeff last mike played shot tough won
Jeff played great defense on Mike James on the last shot. It was a tough shot to make and it won the game.
bad came deal hopefully moment
It came at a bad moment and the most important moment. I just have to deal with that and hopefully it's going to get better soon.
continue feeling finding good hard helping looking playing team
Stephen and I are still feeling each other out, finding out what each other does and when we do well continue to get better and better and the team will get better and better. We just need to keep playing good defense, looking for each other, playing hard and helping each other out. Very important win.
feels hoping
It feels better because I didn't do anything (Wednesday). I'm hoping I'll be able to play. We'll see.
felt
It felt good. I thought it was in.
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.
ball good missed moved quarters shots third took tried
Yeah, we did get a lot of good looks, especially in the first half. We missed most of those shots and they took advantage. They moved the ball well, especially in the first and third quarters when we tried to make a run. We got good looks, we just couldn't make them.
figure learn season trying
We're still trying to figure out each other. We need to learn how to play with each other. It's going to be an interesting season because of that.
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.
care focused ignore playing
We have to be focused on ourselves, but we can't ignore the other teams. If we take care of our business, we should be OK. We're playing better, but we can still improve.
came house individual lost
We lost the series. You can't look at individual stats, ... You've got to give them credit. They came to our house and stole one.