THE Panathinaikos he came back from -18 in Kaunas and managed to take the lead, but finally rebounds, mistakes and absences bent him and led him to an 84-77 loss to Zalgiris.
After the match, Omer Yurtsevenwhich counted 16 points and 6 rebounds but he was inexplicably sidelined in the second half, he emphasized that defensively the “greens” were not the ones they should be, while he sent a message… rematch to the Lithuanian team.
His statements in detail:
As for whether energy was the problem: “It was about changes, not energy. We weren’t consistent. They got free kicks. They shot 9/14 from the right in the 1st half. They hit 6 more 3-pointers. We didn’t do a good job defensively. In the 2nd half we were better, we had to make better changes in defense”.
About what happened when Panathinaikos AKTOR went forward: “We had 1-point leads at times. They made a run and were leading by 10. We should have made a run after that but we didn’t.”
For Walker: “I didn’t expect Walker to play like that. He played his best game since he arrived. We will see them at our headquarters and we will… welcome them properly”.
On whether Ataman’s absence affected the team: “The players on the floor affect the match, it’s not fair to point someone out. There are five players on the floor and it’s their fault.”
Source: Sport Fm
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