Antetokounmpo: “I wish the NBA had the atmosphere of the Final 4 of the Euroleague”

Happy to qualify for his final NBA Cup and determined to win the first title of the season stated o Giannis Antetokounmpo after the win over the Hawks. But what stood out from what he said, is the comparison between the Final 4 of the Euroleague and the one in Las Vegas.

“It was my first Final 4 in Berlin. Obviously there the atmosphere there is a bit different with Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, Fenerbahce and Real fans. They are different. I wish we had that kind of atmosphere in the NBA, but we don’t. But the tension in the game is the same, everyone realizes that it is a knockout match. You see high level basketball and great passion. I wish the NBA had that kind of atmosphereGreek Freak pointed out.

As for his team winning? “The most important thing is that we took out defenses at the critical points of the match and moved the ball well in attack. Let’s go have fun in the final, we have to stay focused and if we are competitive we will win. Now we play as a team, there is no more hero-ball and one trusts the other. We have turned the season around for us, but the work is not done, we have many games ahead of us. The talk in our team is that nothing counts, statistics don’t matter, only winning. We all need to stay focused. In the final we will have to play with even greater efficiency, but also enjoy it, because no moment is given“, he said.

Finally, he also talked about the progress in his collaboration with Damian Lillard. “Our chemistry is better than ever. It takes time. I know many expected from the first day we were together that we would become the best duo ever, but it takes time. Now we know each other better, everyone knows each other’s favorite positions and we can be more efficient. There are things we can improve and we will improve“, he pointed out.