THE Olympic went on to make the epic comeback, coming back from -20 down in the fourth quarter, but ultimately lost with 96-90 in the SEF from the amazing Paris, which took its 10th straight win.
After the end of the match, Sasha Vezenkov spoke to Nova’s camera, stressing that the “red and whites” did not deserve to win tonight, as, as he typically mentioned, Olympiacos went to steal it… in the final.
Sasha Vezenkov’s statements in detail:
On the Paris game and his missed rebound with Alec Peters in the final: “To be fair we would have stolen the game, we didn’t deserve it. We’d take it in overdrive. We went two players for a rebound at the end, these things happen. In the big picture, we didn’t deserve to win. We are worried about the first 30′. Congratulations to Paris, 10 wins in a row and counting. We have to see our mistakes and move on.”
On Paris basketball and Olympiakos’ mistakes: “Paris plays a basketball that everyone serves. A lot went wrong, it was a matter of ensemble. We didn’t hit, we made them feel comfortable. In the end we went to steal it.”
About what happened in the finale: “In the end, with the match in one possession, either team can win. We didn’t make it in the end. They made three 3-pointers at the end. They found a shot. Both were unremarkable. They feel good, they had 9 consecutive wins. They believe in their plan. We’ll see what we can improve.”
On whether he thinks the French team will go far: “He’s on a 10-game winning streak, we can’t dispute them. The playoffs are another part, Paris is a newly enlightened team. But, so far he is playing the best basketball and he is deservedly in the 1st place”.
Source: Sport Fm
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