THE Kostas Sloukas emphasized that his mission Panathinaikou not completed after 95-88 win over Maccabi and 2-2 in a row.
“In the OAKA games we controlled the tempo, but it cost us some minutes of inactivity. Maccabi is a very well worked team, they have two excellent operators. We had to put our bodies in and control the rebounds. I will dwell on the presence of Nan, because at -6 he made some big shots, just as Papapetrou’s three-pointer was pivotal. Ioannis has experience, talent and body. He helps a lot and his experience plays a role. Nothing is finished yet, we are waiting for OAKA to fill the stadium. Our whole year is this game. We have to congratulate Maccabi, because they are a very good team. Balances are delicate, they play well without their best player. We have to control the pace. We want to fight with our people for 40 minutes, I want to believe that we deserve to go to the Final 4“, he said.
At the same time, he dedicated the victory to the team’s caretaker, Paris Dermanis, who is going through a serious health adventure. “Paris is a brother, something very serious happened to him, but we are lucky that he is recovering. We dedicate the victory to him and wait for him by our side».
Source: Sport Fm
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