Bartzokas: «We can win in Turkey» (vid)
Our team's coach, Giorgos Bartzokas said the loss to Fenerbahce to have been the result of poor management of the pressure.
"The game was as expected. The team that loses the first game plays with determination and you have to realize this before and during the game, so you can adjust. The big lead we got in the first quarter did not do us any favors, especially in this condition. We began playing hastily, did not execute the game plan and we finally had a closed game. When we were trailing by 1, we missed two free throws and they grabbed two back-to-back offensive rebounds, and they also won a foul in the second one. At the end it was a game decided by details. We have to realized how we should have played tonight. We have to analyze that. Of couse we have the potential to go there and win one game or even two, we'll see... And we certainly need to admitt that Fenerbahce played very well tonight. They scored a lot, more than 30 in the fourth quarter, they were making all their shots and even when they were missing, they were getting the offensive rebounds. The pressure was now on us, and we should have managed it better".
WATCH THE FULL PRESS-CONFERENCE IN THE VIDEO THAT FOLLOWS...