The absolute number of victories in the Greek championship was extended on Monday night (20/11) by Panathinaikosprevailing with difficulty and even with a reversal 86-85 of the fighting AEK Betsson BC at OAKA for the 7th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League.
The coach of the “greens”, Ergin Atamanspoke at the press conference about the difficulties his team faced tonight, but also about the protagonist of tonight’s match, Kendrick Nunn.
Ergin Ataman said in detail:
About the game: “Always after a devil’s week everything is difficult. Especially if you play such a game. In the first half we played well, got a lead and thought the match was over. And that was our mistake. In defense we made mistakes, we gave up 29 points in the third period to AEK and luckily we didn’t pay for that.
Tilman, Kuzminskas and Campengele gave AEK a lot of strength and there they had a problem. On the positive side, the appearance of Nan, who showed his quality in the end. Where the team got tired, they took the ball, gave solutions and we got the victory. It is very important for us that we are the only team in the Euroleague that is undefeated in its league.”
About Kendrick Nunn: “Until tonight he hadn’t scored a three-pointer but we know his quality. He is a very good player, a great scorer, but he has only been here for 2 weeks. He has lost two months of preparation, of the games. It is not easy to put such a player in the system. But every day he is better and he will help us and we will help him.”
On whether he’s still trying to find the top five to finish games: “Every game is different. Every opponent is different. The players are different every night. There’s a lot to think about deciding who to end games with. I would be more comfortable if I had even more players. Names are not important to me. For me it is important to find ways to win.
Through the league games, it is easier for Nan to find space and confidence to be ready for the Euroleague games. This is not easy to do in the Euroleague. There in two possessions you can lose the game. That was our goal tonight. Let’s put him even deeper in the team and let him understand it. To understand his teammates and his teammates to understand his game. And this is very important because some evenings the systems do not work. Today he was excellent. He got rebounds, gave energy. And it’s not just a big name, it’s also a big character. He refused to lose. He came forward.”
Source: Sport Fm
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