By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Fenerbahce‘s coach wanted his player to be much more aggressive, especially in the second half: “I am going to try to watch the game one more time. I believe that the third quarter was really bad from our side. If we finish the quarter with just one foul and they score 20 points, something really was wrong. However, we found the way to continue to play against one excellent team that lately they play very good. We found a way to win the game.
Obradovic also talked about how his players reacted in crunch time: “I believe the game was very tough, also for them there were options to win the game. In the end, the concentration of my players was good shooting free throws, Gigi [Datome] and Kostas [Sloukas] moved the ball good against their pressing. Now we forget this and must be ready for Efes on Friday… [Jan Vesely] played with a big desire. Sometimes because of this big desire he has, he makes bad decisions, but anyhow he is a very important player for us. You know I like to talk about everybody, everybody is important and we need all the players to be at a better level than today.”
Panathinaikos coach Xavi Pascual added: “Congratulations to Fenerbahce on the win. I think it was a tough game, an equal game. Both teams had chances to win. From our side, we think the key was the offensive rebounds in the last part of the fourth quarter, especially on the last two possessions, when they scored this layup by Wanamaker.”