Lu Dort Shootaround Media Availability | January 5, 2024 | OKC Thunder

Lu Dort Shootaround Media Availability | January 5, 2024 | OKC Thunder

Lou uh you guys saw this team just a few days ago they’re obviously um you know kind of not playing as well right now what’s the mindset you have to have against a team that you know is going to be hungry coming back home after being

On the road U it’s a zero zero mentality we just uh we just had a bad loss couple days ago so it’s time for us to get back on track too so it’s going to be a big chance for us but we just got to come in with the r mentality uh

Defensively what are some keys against uh you know they got long tall Shooters in in um Bridges and Camp Thomas how do you contest those guys uh with the right you know the right I guess tone yeah uh I mean they you know they have a lot of

Guards they play really fast so we got to be on point on you know just the communication and everything on that uh but yeah just really make everything tough for them and and go out there and compete Lou as a guy who is you know task with forcing guys away from their

Spots you know I look at Shay and he’s shooting the same amount of mid-range p as he was last year he’s just hitting him at a better rate from your perspective as a Defender just what are you seeing as far as his processing and and what it takes to get to those shots

To allowed him to be better at it yeah it’s it’s it’s it’s really tough but number one thing is he’s in the gym and working on those shot a lot and and we see it so we not we’re not really surprised when he makes those in the

Game but U you know it’s it’s it’s a tough shot and and it’s really hard to stop but you know he he he got that when you look at uh this game this matchup as Nick mentioned you just played a few days ago what do you guys need to work

On to get better from that last game and what do you think they’re going to be working on toh get the win tonight oh well they did a good job at you know getting into the p and driving the ball and and you know getting us off our feet

You know just being in the air and all that so we we really just got to be locked in and contain them to to one shot you know they do a good job too you know getting offensive rebounds so we got to box out and and and and get the

Ball and for us it’s really stick to our plan to our to our game and and really play fast and compete the team chemistry with this squad is strong how important is that with this long run trip um I mean it’s it’s good I mean we get to to

Just spend some more time together you know on the plane we can go out to eat and all that so so it’s it’s good to to to you know see other cities and stuff like that but uh our our chemistry is so big so we always got some stuff to do

Did you sleep for about 14 hours the other night when you got here to New York City i n not no I slept for a long time it was good to to have a a day off and and get off my feet Lou you you’ve been

Mostly at the three-point line or or at The Rim but you found a couple soft spots kind of right under right under the free throw where we at uh kind of right below the free throw line you’ve been able to to hit some short jumpers there uh

What’s key in finding those spots uh just freeing the game I mean I seen dub and Shay get to that spot a lot so I’m myself try it too and and it’s been going well for me but uh you know it’s not it’s not my expertise it’s leave

That to them whatever so I I I’ll stick to my game but sometimes whenever I got the chance to get to that spot you know I’ll let it fly

Lu Dort speaks with media after today’s shootaround in Brooklyn.

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