Kanaan: “All I care about is getting to the Final 4”

Unique goal for him Isaiah Canaan at this moment it is up to Olympiacos to succeed to qualify for the Final Four of Kaunas, according to what the American himself said in his statements before the decisive Game 5 against Fenerbahce in SEF.

In detail what he said:



In the NBA, game 7 is the most exciting, while in the Euroleague it is the fifth match. How do you see it?



“It’s great, we feel the same excitement. We are in our home, we want to protect it and if we manage to do that we will be fine.”



You were “hot” in the first and fourth games of the series against Fenerbahce, what are your expectations?



“I’ll have the same approach, I’ll try to be aggressive and take whatever they give me. The truth is they don’t give me enough space, so my job is to find a way to be efficient and find the open shots. My teammates are doing a good job and I have to be aggressive both in defense and attack.”



We see how Fener plays with your mind in the matches:



“I also feel that their plan is to pressure us, especially Walkup and McKissick by going 1v1. They don’t want to let us find a rhythm on offense and they want to cut off shots from Vezenkov and me. Like I said before, we have to be aggressive and not allow them to play mind games. Let’s play with our own style and we will succeed.”



Last year, Durant talked about “Revelation” in SEF in the fifth match against Monaco, are you anxiously waiting for the atmosphere in the stadium?



“I watched it and wanted to be a part of something so great. I did it and now I want to win and go to the Final 4. That’s all I care about, obviously I expect the crowd to give us energy.”