BASKETBALL
Saturday, 23 December 2023 00:40
Our head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and our players made statements after the match in which we defeated Alba Berlin 91-82 in the 16th week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Our head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius: The fans created a great atmosphere today and this is a real plus for the players
“First of all, we would like to thank the fans. The fans created a great atmosphere today and this is a real plus for the players. It was a typical match against Alba Berlin, a match where one had to be very careful about ball losses. Thank you very much for the performance of Papagiannis and Nick. They were very good. For a game like this, he was terrific in terms of assists and turnovers. Our concentration dropped for a while, but it was good for a double match week and two matches in a row.”
Scottie Wilbekin: We limited turnovers and stopped their transition attacks in the second half
“Even though we are away, it is a great feeling to know that our fans are here. It is very nice for us to feel their support wherever we are. Coming to the match, we limited our ball losses a little more. We didn’t do a very good job in this regard in the first half. In the second half, we both limited ball losses and stopped their transition attacks. Thus we prevailed. My teammates did a great job of getting me the ball when I was open. Thank you very much to them.”
Georgios Papagiannis: Coming here today we knew we had to win
“We are an experienced team. This is one of our most important and strong aspects. Of course, we lost back-to-back matches, we had a bad series, but we also learned from our mistakes. Coming here today we knew we had to win. We made mistakes again, but the result was good for us. I think the coach is very detail oriented and does a very good job. He can sense when everyone is gaining momentum. We won every home game and it is very important to continue like this, especially at home. But we just played the second away game, which we won. We aim to win more away matches for the rest of the season.”
Sertaç Şanlı: We had a good couple of match weeks
“It was a good win for us. We had some bad luck in away matches. We had to break this. We couldn’t play the game we wanted away, but thanks to our fans, we played a good game, especially in the second half. They never made us feel like we were away, it was like we were playing at home. It was a good win. We had a good couple of match weeks. We need to continue building on this. We can’t step back from here. I believe it will be better, more beautiful. We will continue to win.”
2023-12-22 21:55:32
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