Bartzokas: “There is concern for Petrusev – The 19 wins are important in a year where everything has gone wrong”

THE Villerban troubled him Olympic for 33 minutes, but with a horror finale with an 18-0 run, the “red and white” won 80-64 and took an important step towards securing the top six.

After the match, George Bartzokas he talked about his team’s victory despite multiple problems, while referring to his injury Philip Petrushevwho hit his right knee and went for tests to determine the extent of the problem.

His statements in detail:

“Winning is important. And it wasn’t even a given. You saw that Alba lost in the last possession to Efes. The way we played, the way Villeurbanne played, they put us in danger. We had nerves, we missed shots, we made mistakes, we made bad decisions, but we managed to get the win with a solid performance in the fourth quarter. It’s a victory I appreciate. I thank the people, not only those who came tonight, but also those who came to Istanbul to support us. Our two main point guards are playing so they don’t miss, they don’t even have the chance to get back in good physical and playing condition through training. The games were crucial and we couldn’t leave anyone out. And only that they play is important. Walkup’s leg swelled further after the Efes match, while Williams-Goss has to play intermittently. What they do is priceless.”

About the phase with Petrusev: “No one understood what happened to Petrusev, there is concern, his right knee is swollen. Now he is doing an MRI, the doctor is taking us there. We’ll know in about an hour. We have a match in Patras on Sunday and then the game against Partizan. We’ve had 19 wins, in my mind that’s a very important number. The team shows stability in a year where everything has gone wrong. We are fighting for the playoffs, it is not easy, the whole club must get the credit and especially our players.

The EuroLeague is so competitive. Efes is in danger of being left out of the top ten. We lost important players in the summer, we had so many injuries, we remain at the highest point of European basketball. We promise that we will always be a serious team. If we’re lucky, we’ll finish with some big wins in the regular season and then see who our opponent will be in the playoffs.”