With a big 3-pointer by Ponitka in front of Fal with 17.4 seconds left, the Panathinaikos tied the series of the finals of the Basket League, winning 67-65 of Olympiakos in OAKA.
Speaking at the press conference, the “green” coach Christos Serelis, stood at details who judged Game 2, while at the same time he emphasized that in the last games against Olympiakos, the “clover” has show a competitive face, deserving at least one win.
The statements of Christos Serelis in detail:
“I want to say goodbye to Sasha, I hope he doesn’t have anything serious. To be healthy and back to the games quickly. This is the most important thing.
We really wanted to win and it showed until the last minute. We started very well in attack and this gave an extra boost to our defense, which was also very good in the first match. Olympiacos made some adjustments, denied us some passes, and that disturbed our composure and our minds, resulting in us conceding some baskets that we had avoided. The game became a derby. We really wanted to make it 1-1 and maybe the two absences that Olympiacos had during the match clouded our minds, because there was also a must. We were stressed by that and it looked like we were going to go all the way and whoever hit the big shot was going to win. Today we put the big shot at the end. Although we wanted to attack Peters and ended up attacking Fal, which is much more difficult, the shot went in and we won. We deserved at least one win in the three matches I’ve been in the team and we did it.
Players are not machines and when there is a run of negative results, they can think about what can happen again and we don’t win. In SEF we had two outstanding shots and lost, today we made a very difficult shot and won. I think these games will be closed. I believe we have passed the stage of whether or not we can beat Olympiakos. It’s the fourth game in a row that we’ve narrowly missed. We have to improve our offensive function, because in the face of Olympiakos’ changes, we are not consistent. If we improve it, we can make more wins.
Refereeing in basketball plays a role, because referees are called upon to make many decisions. I am happy when the referees whistle with the same criteria. I have never spoken to the referee and I will not speak now, I will look at how my own team can win on the pitch.”
Source: Sport Fm
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