Jonas Valanciunas Postgame Interview - Pelicans at Rockets - Jan. 31
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00:00 A Knights win, you know Zion isn't going to be in there.
00:06 Does the spacing feel different for you or anything like that?
00:10 Well, I've got to adjust. I've got to play whatever.
00:14 We have what we have. We've all got to do our jobs.
00:18 It's not individual sport. It's team sport.
00:24 So we've all got to know our spots, our job to do,
00:28 and we've got to do it no matter who's playing, you know, who's not.
00:32 Yeah, I mean, Shangoon has had a really nice season.
00:35 You guys have already played twice this year.
00:37 I mean, you know, how motivated were you to just come into this game
00:40 and want to play your best foot forward?
00:42 Well, he's young, talented. He's playing great.
00:46 Season, you know, he's aggressive.
00:49 But I've got to do my job too.
00:53 You look like you need your job.
00:56 You were going for it. You were going for it to put the rebounds.
01:00 That's really helped the team as far as second chance points as well.
01:04 Well, we emphasize a lot rebounding.
01:08 We've got to crash the boards, especially on the offensive end.
01:13 Also, you know, that's the last line of defense.
01:16 You know, you've got to get that rebound after a missed shot.
01:19 So really emphasizing on rebounds and, you know,
01:23 finishing defense or boosting our offense.
01:28 A little off subject, Dyson and Halt,
01:31 so chosen for their rising stars challenge.
01:33 Congratulations.
01:35 What do you think of the growth you've seen out of them?
01:37 And how important is it for those young players to get to do things like that?
01:41 They are really humble, hardworking, two young guys.
01:45 You know, future is bright for those two.
01:49 You know, they're going to keep doing what they do.
01:53 They're going to be great players.
01:55 So I'm happy for them.
01:57 I'm not going to be in Indiana.
01:59 I'm going to be somewhere warm.
02:01 But I wish them good luck.
02:03 Since everyone asked where you're going, how important was Noshie tonight in the end?
02:08 Oh, he's a--every day, every game he's very important for us.
02:11 That's the energy.
02:13 The energy he plays with, it's, you know,
02:17 I don't know how to even describe it in English.
02:20 You would not understand it in Lithuanian.
02:23 You know, passion he plays with and, you know, just overall basketball,
02:31 you know, IQ from him is huge.
02:35 You scored 11 in the fourth quarter.
02:37 You had some assists too, just, you know, in those last 12 minutes or whatever.
02:41 What was working for you there?
02:43 I missed four free throws, I guess, right?
02:46 Right, yeah.
02:47 It's unacceptable.
02:49 I'm sorry.
02:51 Thank you.