For the details that decided Game 4 of the Stoiximan Basket League Finals series and the victory of Panathinaikos AKTOR over Olympiakos for the 2-2 in the series, he was asked to comment after the end of the match o Ioannis Papapetrou.
The Greek international forward of the “greens” emphasized that the victory came with the “clover” to play his own basketball, referred to the amazing Kendrick Nunnwhile, he also talked about his possible presence in pre-Olympic tournament with the Greek National Team.
Ioannis Papapetrou’s statements in detail:
What did Panathinaikos need to win: “We are 2-0 with our backs against the wall, we want another one, because the next one is what decides the championship. We had to play hard, put our heart into it, all the kids had to give something. Our toughness and our quality is undeniable and we showed it.”
About what changed in the second part: “Olympiacos started strong. At halftime we understood that we had to calm down and I think we played a good second half.”
On Kendrick Nunn and his good second half: “Kedrick is unimaginable, he is in my opinion the best scorer in the EuroLeague. He makes difficult baskets. He made a lot of baskets, which could well have been fouled. He puts a floater at three meters, it could be whistled and a foul.”
On whether he beat Olympiakos at his own game: “We played our game, that’s why we won.”
For the 5th game: “I’m not thinking about anything, we’re obviously going to win. Let’s prepare for this game. Luck is in our hands, there is a game pending, we are waiting for our world to show its class and for us to do our job”.
On the fact that he is calm: “I meditate. The tension is normal, there are different fronts. I think it’s natural for him to go out on the field, for another it’s not. We try to concentrate on the game and do the best we can.”
On whether he will be in the pre-Olympic tournament: “It’s an answer I don’t know yet, it will be answered when the championship is over.”
Source: Sport Fm
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