Doubly happy with the win (89-82) of PAOK against Kolossos was Aris Lykogiannis, as his team overcame the margin of defeat in Rhodes.
At the same time, the coach of the “Northern Doubleheader” expressed his complaints about the frequent interruptions in the second half, which cut off the pace of his players.
“It’s very important that we won this game and it’s also very important that we made up for the first round loss. The game had two sides. This first half, we played probably our best half this year. We read very well what the opponent gave us, moved the ball around, took free shots and hit the target.
In the second half this changed, mainly due to irritation caused. Many decisions, many interruptions… I can’t understand why in a game with 1000 spectators where nothing happens, time stops every three or so. With a low shape, the opponent found an opportunity and reduced the difference. We were cool, we made the baskets and the shots to cover the difference. We have to make up for the mess we made last week (including the defeat by Ionikos) which counts for positions 3 to 8″, initially stated Aris Lykogiannis.
For the Cup:We have a rest day, we have to analyze the game of Peristeri today, because it has several new faces and prepare as best as possible in the coming days».
On the fact that PAOK stopped hitting three-point shots from one point onwards: “He played a role… We moved the ball, we had 25 assists. We were not effective in the second half. We were affected by decisions and some wrong decisions we made. We are also to blame, things that happened are also to blame. In several away games, Kolossos falls behind in the score and then comes back and claims the victory. They are a quality team with experienced players».
On Riley not playing in the fourth quarter: “There was a moment a little earlier when he was going to go in, he didn’t go in and I decided to finish the game with the players that were in and “hot”. He was good in creation today, read what phases, was ineffective in execution».
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