Jonas Valanciunas talks team-high 25 in Win | Pelicans-Rockets Postgame 1/31/2024

Jonas Valanciunas talks team-high 25 in Win | Pelicans-Rockets Postgame 1/31/2024

J on on nights when you know like Zion isn’t going to be in there does does the spacing like feel different for you or well I got to adjust you know I got to uh play whatever you know we have what we have you know we all got to do

Our jobs you know it’s not you know it’s not IND individual sport it’s a team sport so we all got to know our spots our our job to do and and and we got to do it no matter who’s playing you know who’s not yeah I mean uh shenon has had

A really nice season you guys have already played twice this year I mean you know how motivated were you to just come into this game and and want to put your best foot forward well he’s he’s young talented he’s playing great season you know he’s aggressive but uh I got to

Do all my job too you look like you did your job and you were going forward yeah you were going forward but the rebounds that’s really helped the team as far as Second Chance points as well well we emphasize a lot rebounding you know we got to crash the boards especially on offensive

Uh offense offensive end also you know that’s the LA last line of defense you know you got to get that rebound after after Miss shot so really emphasizing on on rebounds and you know finishing defense or boosting our offense a little off subject Dyson and Hawk so chosen for the rising stars chall

Congratulations what do you think of the growth you’ve seen out of them and how important is it for those young players to get to do things like that they are really humble hardworking two young guys you know future is a BRI future is Bride for those two and you know if they’re

Going to keep doing what they do you know they’re going to be great players so I’m happy for them I’m not going to be in Indiana I’m going to be somewhat warm but I wish them good luck I won’t ask where you’re going um how important is

Naji tonight at the end oh he’s a every day every game he’s very important for us that’s the energy uh the energy he plays with it’s you know I don’t know how to even describe in English he would not understand in Lithuania uh you know passion he plays

With and you know just overall basketball you know IQ from him is huge you scored 11 in the fourth quarter you had some assist too just you know in those last 12 minutes or whatever what was working for you there do you think I missed four free throws I guess

Right right yeah it’s unacceptable sorry thank you than thank thank you see you guys

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas’ postgame interview after the Pelicans’ win against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Jan. 31 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
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