A few hours before they leave for Kaunas, where they will claim the coveted European trophy, Papanikolaou, McKissick, Lorentzakis, Peters, Luntzis and Black they stand in front of his camera Olympiacos TVvoting for the best moment of the season, revealing their charms and talking about what they know about the city that will host this year’s EuroLeague Final 4!
On what has been the highlight of the season so far:
Papanicolaou: “I think it’s a shared secret, Kostas Sloukas, buzzer-beater, Game 3, we left in the wrong tunnel, where we ended up in some parking lot”.
McKissick: “The best moment is by far Sluka’s winning three-pointer. For me, I feel like it saved our season. It gave us a lot of energy for the rest of the series and helped us advance to the Final 4.”.
Lorentzakis: “Would you like a question? Sluka’s shot inside Istanbul in Game 3”.
Peters: “Watching Sluka hit the game-winning 3-pointer against Fenerbahce to win Game 3 of the series”.
Lountzis: “The qualification to Game 5 with Fener, until the next one”.
Black: “Definitely Sluka’s three-pointer in Game 3 against Fenerbahce”.
As to whether it has any charms:
Papanicolaou: “I don’t have any special charm”.
McKissick: “I drink two espressos before every game. I’ve been doing it for 12 years, since I was in college”.
Lorentzakis: “I can’t say it so they don’t look at me and it spoils”.
Peters: “Every time we travel, I bring chocolate almonds with me”.
Lountzis: “I have no charms”.
Black: “I don’t really have charms, but I always travel with the Bible. The word of God must come with me wherever I am.”.
About what they know about Kaunas:
Papanicolaou: “He has a river behind his excellent pitch. From there, there isn’t much to it. A pedestrian street and a large shopping area”.
McKissick: “That Thomas Walkup played there”.
Lorentzakis: “I don’t know much about Kaunas. That it is like Karpenisi”.
Peters: “That the energy there basketball-wise, it’s fantastic”.
Lountzis: “Walkup was playing there and he’s in Lithuania. It doesn’t have many hotels, nor many flights. Okay, we’ve been pretty cool!”.
Black: “What a great basketball community there is! It’s a group of people who love basketball. It’s the perfect place to host the Final 4! ».
Source: Sport Fm
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