By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
According to coach Pesic, simply the size of Baskonia was enough in order to make a difference between the two teams: “Nobody is happy when you lose, but I am not disappointed with the way we played, especially in the opening 30 minutes. I believe that our players gave their best. They cannot do better. Of course, we were undersized in this game. That is a short analysis of the game. Anyone who knows a little bit about basketball can see that Baskonia‘s big men dominated, not just with rebounds, but also with points. Timma, Poirier, Shengelia and Voigtmann combined for 54 points. We fought and I think we played very good defense, but like I said, I cannot say anything negative about my players’ attitude“.
As for the opponents, Pesic added: “Congratulations to Baskonia for a good game. We cannot say anything wrong about a team that plays good, physical basketball, and made the most of its advantages tonight.”
Meanwhile, despite the win, coach Pedro Martinez didn’t want to say much about the future of his team and the upcoming big game against Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv: “I think that the team is confident now and our results are very good lately. That allows us to have more confidence. We have to calm down and know that if we want to play at a good level, we have to start with great defense, aggressiveness and passing the ball well, playing with patience, which are things we still can improve. We are in two strong competitions – we have to be happy after our wins, but knowing we are a demanding, competitive team, we always have to focus on the next game. We have to keep following our road.”
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