Lu Dort | Chicago Bulls Post-Game | Feb. 12, 2022
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00:00 >> Luke, what did you think of the tone that you all said from the very outset
00:04 of this game seemed like you all were able to kind of make that first punch?
00:07 >> We always said to have a better start and
00:12 I felt like we came out really aggressive in the game.
00:16 And I mean, that's how we wanted the game to be and
00:20 I felt like we competed the whole game.
00:21 >> You guys had ten blocks tonight and
00:25 just Darius had three and that big one under Rose and
00:27 just how nice is it to have guys like that who are behind you?
00:32 >> It's really good, especially a guy like me,
00:36 when I'm putting a lot of pressure on the ball and
00:39 just to know that that base is back there and he has my back.
00:43 And I felt like base has been doing a great job just protecting the rim and
00:46 not giving a lot of second chances, so he's gonna keep doing that for us.
00:50 >> How have you seen him just kind of grow as that really versatile defender that can
00:53 really guard any position out there?
00:55 >> I feel like he's getting better every game.
00:57 I feel like he gets to see a new challenge and that's good.
01:01 That's how he gonna learn.
01:03 I feel like he's just getting better and learning and
01:05 that's what we want him to be.
01:06 >> I wanna ask about you specifically in the fourth quarter, obviously,
01:10 the ball wasn't falling necessarily for you guys, but
01:13 it seemed like you just had a mentality of attacking downhill and
01:15 trying to get to the free throw line.
01:16 Is that kind of your thought process there?
01:19 >> Yeah, I knew that they didn't really have that much of protection in the plane.
01:23 So the main thing was just to try to drive and create a lot of tension on the rim.
01:28 And if there was in there, just kick it out.
01:31 But I felt like the whole team did a good job just attacking their bigs.
01:35 >> Two years ago, this time that you were really kind of coming onto the scene as
01:42 an NBA player, tonight they're chasing you off the three point line and
01:48 you're going to the free throw line 14 times and they're not wanting you to shoot
01:51 three, I mean, can you just maybe put in perspective how far you've come as an
01:55 offensive thread and how it feels to have teams defending you so aggressively?
02:01 >> Yeah, I mean, I feel like there's a little more pressure.
02:04 I feel like, I mean, two years ago I was young, just coming in the league,
02:08 just trying to figure out my position.
02:10 And I felt like I just been growing and I'm still going.
02:15 And so I feel like it's just, I mean, it's good now to be in this position.
02:20 And now I just got to keep growing to see whatever challenge I have next.
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02:28 >> Other questions from the room?
02:29 Thank you, Daniel.
02:30 Chris knows all this, but I have a quick question for you, Chris.
02:33 >> Hey, Luke, I hope you're doing well.
02:35 With Josh made another triple W tonight,
02:38 with Baze made another great performance back to back.
02:42 How far this team can go from your perspective?
02:44 How talented you are?
02:45 How good you can be until the end of the season?
02:50 >> I feel like we just taking it game by game.
02:54 You just really just trying to get better every game.
02:56 I feel like we gonna go for it.
02:58 We gonna keep pointing and keep growing as a team.
03:01 And I mean, it's too big performance by them and
03:03 I feel like Josh is getting way more comfortable.
03:06 I feel like it's kind of easy right now to him just to fill the game and
03:12 we want him to keep doing that for us.
03:13 But I feel like we just got to take it game by game.
03:16 >> Last question for Andrew Schlag.
03:23 >> I was just curious about your thoughts on Aaron Wiggins getting a deal.
03:27 You were on a similar track to a contract converted into a traditional contract.
03:32 If you curious what your thoughts were on that.
03:36 >> I mean, it's great.
03:37 I felt like I'm happy for him and I definitely think that the G helped him.
03:42 I feel like it helped me myself just coming in just knowing really my
03:46 position in the league.
03:46 I felt like it was good for him to just get a little bit of burn in the G League and
03:50 then he just got so much comfortable here with us.
03:53 And I felt like he deserved that.
03:55 He worked really hard for that and the whole team are happy for him.
03:58 >> Thank you.
04:00 >> That's a wrap.
04:02 >> Thanks everyone.
04:03 >> We have one free game in New York.
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