By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
Fenerbahce Beko bounced back and won Game 3 against Zalgiris Kaunas, and now lead the EuroLeague playoff series 2-1. The Lithuanian squad’s coach Sarunas Jasikevicius wasn’t satisfied with the way his players played and also believes their lack of experience was an important factor:
“Congratulations to Fener. We were staying in the game for a long time because of our emotions and because Fener was missing a lot of shots but unfortunately, the basketball we played today was not very good. We didn’t have clear heads, we didn’t try to think about where we want to attack and our limited experience came out”, the coach explained.
On the other side, coach Zeljko Obradovic wasn’t happy with the offensive performance but thinks they made up for it in defense: “I don’t think it was a good game offensively. A lot of open shots for both sides. This is the playoffs. This is how it is. We need to change some things for the fourth game. One more time they showed character, they showed that they are a very good team, so we need to be ready for the fourth game. If you have a bad day offensively, you need to fight and you need to play smart in defense; I am very happy with our defensive performance”, he said.