Brown: “There is extra motivation against Olympiakos, we expect an atmosphere… playoffs”

For extra motivation in the derby with Olympic Lorenzo Brown did. His guard Panathinaikos AKTOR emphasized that he expects a playoff-level atmosphere in Friday’s derby (8/11, 21:15) with the “red and whites” for the 8th matchday of the Euroleague. At the same time, he expressed his excitement to play in such a match and talked about his role in the “greens”.

In detail what he said:

On whether the recent victory of Panathinaikos in the championship plays a role: “The first game was the first game and we don’t worry about that anymore. Now we are making new plans, they will make adjustments just like us. We expect a very good atmosphere tomorrow. It will be like a play-off match, people are looking forward to it, as are we. It will be a hostile environment for them, we will be ready to fight. It will be a different derby than the previous ones, nobody knows how it will develop. It’s just basketball, we’ll see».

For his role: “I’m definitely ready to star, I go out on the pitch to play my role, the coach expects me to be aggressive and go past my opponents to get free shots».

As for whether there is an extra incentive: “There’s definitely extra motivation, all the derbies are sold out, it’ll be my first at home and I’m excited to be a part of it, we just want the win».

For the Panathinaikos guards: “Our roster is full of guards. We have very good ball handlers as well as scorers. But so do they, we didn’t come here to say that we have the best. The tall ones will also play a role, Matias and Omer are very strong as well. We look forward to the battles».

For the atmosphere that awaits: “It will be a playoff or final atmosphere. The world is gearing up for more, this is just the beginning and we can’t wait. These two teams are likely to dominate the competition, it is common for Greece to have two teams that are stronger than the rest in the EuroLeague».