Ataman: “Slukas took action in the second half, we still have six final matches”

He played… when he needed to Panathinaikos AKTOR against Villerban at the packed OAKA, beating me score 85-67 for the 28th matchday of the EuroLeague, staying in the top four!

After the end of the match, the coach of the “greens”, Ergin Atamanreferred to the team’s competitive improvement in the second half, stressing that o Kostas Sloukas he was the one who took action and safely led the team while, when asked about the upcoming derby with Olympiakos he emphasized that he is one of the six “finalists” until the finale of the event.

Ergin Ataman’s statements in detail:



About the game: “I said before the game that it would be a difficult match, we had experienced players against us who wanted the victory. We didn’t play well in the first half. In the second half Slukas took over the situation, Grant and Grigonis did well. The fact that we didn’t play well but won by 20 points shows the quality of the team.”

In the end, the crowd celebrated the victory, but also demanded a victory in the SEF against Olympiakos. On whether he has this match in mind: “Yes for sure, now we start our preparation for the next game, It’s quite important, it’s a derby. Also, the two teams are close, they have played quite well in the last three-four games. We still have six matches, all finals, there are six teams that will fight from second to fourth place.”