Zion Williamson on loss, Alperen Sengun | Pelicans vs. Rockets Postgame 12/23/23
Was just the uh message from Willie about execution of the did you watch the game uh and then it’s not hard uh turnovers we we got to execute and we can’t have those turnovers I think we have three late in the game it’s going to be hard to win like
That we can’t do that yeah that rocket see tonight break second at defense just overall what makes them um I guess a good defensive te uh they consistency with it they do it the whole game they don’t pick and choose which quarters they do it the whole game and I mean
They living and dying with that so it work for them Z could you tell us what exactly happened on that last play where you know shoot came off your foot inside the last minute of the game um I feel like Dylan Brooks was guarding me and he like pressed up like more so
On my left so I I had to clean drive to the right was just going to finish over top soon as I took that jab and went to step forward uh came out of my shoe so I try to make the Quick Pass to JRE and turned it
Over and Z what did Houston particularly do to it looked like they really SL down bi Trey CJ right all your perimeter guys tonight um I think it’s just the kind of the way they guard uh they’re very they’re very good based off the Scot report they’re very good at not allowing
Teams really get in the paint and also contesting threes so they kind of play a cat and mouse game with being in the paint while sticking close to Shooters so they’re very good at it and how hard was it to see JV lead with his six foul
Out S I think got 37 points tonight uh I mean it’s tough uh I know it’s frustrating to be in foul trouble uh but uh shagon played a great game I mean played a really great game got our bigs in foul trouble um hats off to him he played a really
Great game z uh another slow start to the game and another slow start after half time continuously how can you guys kind of Rectify that at some point uh Contin working on getting better with it and watching film and just being disciplined and being sharp
When we come out of halftime and when we start games uh coach green kind of came in and said that they being Houston seems like they’re a little tougher than you guys are right now just kind of hearing that as a play how does that change your approach and mindset moving
Forward uh they definitely play more physical than us tonight um they do it in a very Collective way where I think when we are physical we try to do it IND individually but uh any great defensive player uh that play physical when I talk to them they say if
The whole team do it the ref ain’t going to call the foul on everybody so like I said they collectively do it consistently so uh yeah tonight they were a tougher team problems you guys enjoy your holidays
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson speaks to the media following the team’s loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday, December 23, 2023.
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8 Comments
Willie doesn’t know how to coach. A better coach takes us further
This team awful and stressful because you know they gon lose man they pass the ball to z late pass it quick let him rock damn
Team was winning when Dyson was a starter, maybe you should try going back to that?
Zion is a terrible leader of a team…..we pay him number one money to be a number 3
The Pels need Mark Jackson. But Griff will not hire him because Mark is very vocal. Everyone does not know how to deal with a young up an coming team.
A fan says some of the dumbest things.
CJ killed the teams chemistry by starting. He has to come off the bench and the locker room needs a new voice.
This team is too slow, this half court offense no speed is not it, I dont care you wanna shoot mid ranges, transition offense is the best offense and when you got a weapon like Zion you gotta use that. If that dont work, then you get into half court offense. Trying to be a mid range team to satisfy certain players is never going to work in 2023 nba