With the leader of the improbable Kostas Sloukaswhich set a career record with 29 pointsPanathinaikos won 95-79 Maccabi Tel Aviv in OAKA-volcano, tied the series at 1-1 and goes to Belgrade for the “double”, which will give him a lead in qualifying for the Final 4 of the Euroleague!
In his first comment after the victory of Panathinaikos, Slukas focused on the overall appearance of the “greens”, however, and not on his legendary performance.
What he said in detail: “I’m overall proud of our performance with the exception of the first quarter. Then in the next three quarters we played according to our plan. Maybe the pressure we had in the beginning played a role, the confidence the opponent had.
I said at half-time that we have to be hungry and pay attention to the little details to win there too. They were a very good team and last year for details they did not go to the Final 4».
Was your performance a response to the mistake at the end of the first match?
“No, we were disappointed because we didn’t get the win in the first game. I try to do the best for the team in every match I play».
Do you have more points to achieve in the series?
“I’d rather not score as much and win more easily».
Source: Sport Fm
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