Lu Dort | Miami Post-Game | Nov. 15, 2021
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00:00Nick Gallo, KCThunder.com.
00:02Lou, in that first half, especially the first quarter,
00:04I think you went on a 13-0 run,
00:06forced them into six turnovers
00:08during that first quarter stretch.
00:10What was working so well defensively for you all?
00:12I felt like it was really aggressive.
00:15I mean, we were following the game plan
00:19and I mean, we got, we just got some good stuff
00:21and got the rebound and trying to beat them in transition.
00:24So I felt like we did a good job of that in the first half.
00:30Paris Lawson, KCThunder.com.
00:32Lou, wanted to ask about you getting out to strong starts
00:35over these past two games.
00:36You've done a really good job offensively getting going.
00:38What's kind of key in that for you
00:40over these past two games
00:41and coming out ready to play like that?
00:43I've just been telling myself to be patient and calm
00:47and I just got to read the defense.
00:48I felt like I just, at this past couple of games,
00:50I just got some good looks
00:52and I was just confident enough to just make the right play.
00:55Four straight games for you now with 20 or more points.
01:02That's the first time you've done that in your career.
01:05How do you think that evolution of your game has happened?
01:08Just the continued offensive growth for you?
01:12For me, it's just to always stay confident
01:14and, you know, I just got to be getting the open looks
01:18that I have and just be, play hard.
01:21And I felt like I've been working a lot
01:23on my offensive side.
01:24So, you know, I just got to be confident enough
01:26to take the right shots and make the right play.
01:30Anybody else in the room?
01:33All right, we'll go to Jerry Ramsey on Zoom.
01:38Lou, obviously everybody's asking you about your offense,
01:40but your defense stays consistent.
01:42So now you're putting up 20 points a game
01:45consistently this season.
01:47You're playing great defense.
01:49No one's surprised anymore.
01:50This is almost expected out of you.
01:52Are you surprised by yourself at this point?
01:54Are you ready to go to that next step
01:56where this is just a regular thing?
01:59I'm not really surprised.
02:00I felt like I just really put the work in
02:04and now I get to show it on the court.
02:06And one of the main thing I want to do
02:08is really stay consistent with it.
02:10I know my defense will always be there every night.
02:13I just got to stay consistent with my offense.
02:14And I feel like right now I'm just doing a good job
02:17of just staying porous and letting the game come to me.
02:19So I'm going to keep doing that.
02:22Thanks, Lou.
02:29Hey, Lou, hope you're doing well.
02:31What would you like to keep from tonight's game
02:33and maintain as a team for the next games?
02:38Just to keep fighting.
02:39It's a 48-minute game and just play until the end.
02:42Even sometimes when the game is not going our way,
02:44we just got to keep playing hard
02:46and keep competing until the end.
02:48All right. Thank you, Lou.
02:49Thank you.
02:52Thank you.