“The difference has been in the defences, we have defended much better,” said Saras Jasikevicius. But this victory must be forgotten as quickly as possible. On Sunday, Madrid will come with more enthusiasm and we have to go with more enthusiasm”, added the Blaugrana coach, who refused to celebrate anything, as the series continues to be very open.
Nico Laprovittola, MVP of the match, has not seen the matter resolved either.
However, he was encouraged to applaud his teammates: “I think that as a team we are very united, playing basketball well. Although we have to be very strong mentally to beat Madrid, the team is confident in what it can create. We have fought every ball, Mirotic has been seen throwing himself to the ground and Sanli hitting Tavares throughout the game. Or Satoransky shooting without fear. We came out of this very strengthened.”
Chus Mateo, the white coach, saw the key in a moment of imbalance in the third quarter: “We played a great game, but at that time we didn’t have balance offensively. We have conceded too many free kicks”.
