Panathinaikos and Anatolou Efes will face each other in Turkey (13/12) for its 15th matchday Euroleaguewith its entirety Ergin Ataman to have a huge absence.
The team’s leading scorer, Kendrick Nunndue to punishment he will stay in Athens, with the rest of the team being asked to fill his void.
In his absence there was also o Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, stressing that the team lost its… engine.
Panagiotis Kalaitzakis stated in detail:
“Difficult match. We know that in the last games we have not brought the results we want. We have to have the defense as a guide, since lately we have been conceding 80-90 points. We don’t have a good away record. To generate energy and find a rhythm early on so as not to chase the score. Defense and defense again.”
On Nan’s absence: “When you lose your best player like that, the engine of the team, then all the rest of us have to step up. It is a motivation, it makes us stubborn. The loss is great. And last year we didn’t have him with us at the beginning and we had great victories. His absence hurts us. This is who we are, victory is the only way.”
For Larkin: “With all these players with such attacking talent the best defense is not to let them get the ball and chase them everywhere. In basketball, the best offense beats the defense and with two or three good shots, they don’t stop after that. With team defense we will try to neutralize Larkin and the other assets of Efes”.
Source: Sport Fm
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