Xavi Pascual stressed that in the first half they played better and got away with a difference, but in the third period they managed to enter the game. He thanked KAE Panathinaikos for his award, stood in the Panathinaikos zone in the second half and did not want to refer specifically to his players.
Analytically: “Congratulations to Panathinaikos. Tonight, it was a match that in the first half we played better than the score shows. We had the opportunity to get a 10-12 point difference. But we easily lost baskets. In the third ten minutes we disappeared, Panathinaikos was much better than us. We did not score in any way, we were not effective, we only scored 10 points. This was very important.
In the end we came back, we had hopes to win. But, Nedovic’s three-pointers and Papagiannis’s alleys judged the game, because we did not respond to the attack. We had the opportunity, but we missed a free kick. We came here with five wins in a row, it was probably time to lose. In the Euroleague, when you do not deserve to win, you lose “.
For his award from KAE Panathinaikos: “I thank Panathinaikos very much for this moment, in front of the people. It was great to be back and see them all, to feel the world. Thank you very much. I thank them for welcoming me. It was a very emotional moment, it was beautiful.
When the match started, we were focused and we wanted to do our job. But we did not win. We are returning home and we feel that we did not play at the level we could “.
Regarding the problems that Zenit faced in the second half: “It was all, more or less. Panathinaikos with this zone forced us to play away from the basket. Sometimes we found the advantage, but most of the time we had no solutions.
We made changes, but the players were not effective and did not … feel the game. This happens sometimes. We reacted, we returned to the match, but obviously it was not our night “.
For the players who satisfied and disappointed him: “It is not my style to say such a thing. When we lose, I am the worst. I never show any of my players. I’m taking the responsibility. We win and we all lose together “.
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