With him Kendrick Nunn to put on a show and seduce the rest, Panathinaikos played like a seven-star in the fourth period and defeated Barcelona 90-89 in a match-rodeo at OAKA.
After the match, Dino Mitoglouwho was also decisive with 9 points (3 important 3-pointers), praised his American teammate, talked about the roster and roll to the group, and comment on them defense issues.
In detail what he said:
“This is our job. Panathinaikos has the best roster in Europe and you always have to claim your role. Whether you play 5 or 35 minutes, you have to be ready. You must be mentally strong and in good shape. Work never stopped for me. In the first half we were more apathetic. We didn’t have that much energy. Barcelona had 9 layups. We turned up the intensity in the second half. We didn’t have energy in the first, we didn’t play defense. At halftime we said what we need to improve. It was a victory that we really wanted.”
Where the defense issues are due: “I think we rely too much on attack and we think the other teams won’t score as much. This is wrong, especially with Euroleague teams. This is unforgivable. You will press it one, two. When you get into that mindset, you have to react. We learned from today’s game.”
On what Kendrick Nunn did magically: “You’re talking about Kendrick. I have no words. This thing I experienced does not exist. He’s hit 2… three-pointers. Generally very difficult shots. He is a very high quality player and is not afraid to take big shots. It seems, what a player he is.”
Source: Sport Fm
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