Jonas Valanciunas on road win, Jordan Hawkins | Pelicans-Mavericks Postgame Interview 1/13/2024

Jonas Valanciunas on road win, Jordan Hawkins | Pelicans-Mavericks Postgame Interview 1/13/2024

What is this David your numbers nice 27 minutes coach gave me some time today J what is a win like this say about the medal of Team considering you went to bed 4:35 a.m. today U it’s great I mean we’re not going to look at you know

Toughness flying all night you know get in bed late whatever but we just found a good to come out today and you know down some people you know down some players uh just come out there against really good team and you know just tough physical win it’s that’s how we connect

Together you know that’s how that those kind of wins brings us together and helps us in the future what did you think of performance tonight if you put your animal down well first of all he missed couple U couple pass time I made it for him that cost me a triple double

So I’m not really no I’m joking uh he’s staying ready he’s always working he’s um you know playing not playing you know it’s tough in this league you know you got to be establishing your name but he’s uh he’s never he’s never taking time off he’s

Always working he’s always in a gym you know crafting his craft so and he showed today that he’s uh capable to put up big numbers everybody knows if you have the chance to lace them up you’re going to such a tone Setter and and they look to

You point to you as a standard for the entire team where does that come from in you well you know it’s you know I’m not going to take 35 shots you know I’m I’m trying to play the basketball right way that’s the most fun I can see in on a

Court you know setting good screens making passes um finding something what drives us we did it today and you know I’m I’m really happy about this team why have you just like I guess why is your approach like okay we’re second of back to back I didn’t get much sleep I’m a

Little bit sore but I’m just going to play trying to play every game I can I will you know am I if I’m if I’m alive if I’m still breathing I’m going to be there knock the wood good job thank you was like just seeing uh just the

Confidence Hawkins brings to the court every time he plays just just taking the shots he does consistently regardless of how much playing time he’s getting well he’s um as I said he’s staying ready all the time no matter what he does you know playing one game not playing second you know he’s

Never gives up he’s always in a gym like just trying to get better you know he’s a young player you know nothing said for him yet you know he’s got to improve improve but he’s moving right direction he’s putting in work and he will be one of the best Shooters if he’s

Going to continue doing that and I’m happy about him you know he’s tremendous guy on a team dur the of a long do you think like for team as you’re trying to build toward something and if when I said earlier you know it just gives not just that one you know win on

The standings it gives us extra motivation yes we capable you know we we had you know tough tough break right now but we still came here and then and we fought till the end we fought to win the game that that gives us you know extra chemistry extra motivation to come out

Here on Monday and do even better with uh everybody on the court so I feel these these kind of wins elevates you mentally it’s not like you and and and Hawk have had a lot of crunch time minutes together this season so where does that sort of we had today

So where does that chemistry come from because in in you know at the end of the game you were posting up he was your your your release and there was a lot of um you know you’d kick it out to him but he would repost you you also find him so

Like how have y’all been able to establish that that chemistry that happened I don’t know that happened so uh well you just you know we we establishing that field you know where where he has to move where what’s the what’s the spots he got to be into you

Know uh sometimes you just play basketball not Personnel wise you just play the basketball where everybody got to be you know I’m sure you’ve seen Kyrie Irving many times throughout your career couple you can’t tell me pregame that what’s working so well for him here is that

He’s at peace what did you think going up against him tonight is it the same old Kyrie did you see anything different you know he’s uh he’s a great player he’s you know established himself over the over the years he played basketball and one of the best you know ball handler you know

Shooter uh you got to put extra effort to guard him you know we all you know we all have different you know different uh defense schemes against him it’s it takes Five Guys on a court to to guard him you know um he had his you know

Numbers but a win is a win D you for the first three quarters you had seven points on three shots um in the fourth quarter you fin or you finish the game with 14 points in six shot six shots can you talk about your ability to close

Right I don’t know you you don’t have a lot of closing minutes on this team but your ability to close tonight is kind of important to this team well I had three more shots than I had in three quarters I mean I don’t know I’m just

Doing my job you know I’m not trying to you know okay give me the ball give me the ball I’m going to do some amazing stuff no I’m just you know playing my playing my minutes doing my stuff going for the offensive rebounds you know shots no shots passes assists rebounds

That’s you know I’m just trying to play basketball right away you know I’m not hunting shots down you know I’m just trying to win a game

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas’ postgame interview after the Pelicans’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Jan. 13 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
Kira Lewis Jr. #13 Guard
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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