Olympiacos presented two faces in Madrid, having control of the game and the lead by the end of the third period, but blocking in the fourth quarter and knowing the 89-77 defeat by Real.
At the end of the match and during the press conference, the coach of the “reds”, George Bardzokashe stressed that his players did not properly execute the plan and described his team’s approach to the final, while he was annoyed by a Spanish journalist’s question that described the Real Giant.
In detail what the Olympic coach said:
“Congratulations to Real. He made a very good second part, especially compared to ours, as we put only 24 points. The choice of our shots was very bad. We had no patience, we didn’t execute the plan. We were trying to move the ball from one end of the court to another. That’s why we had 0/9 three -pointers. Beyond a couple of shot, everything else was marked.
At the same time, Real played with more Physicality, on the borders of the foul. At the same time they played hard in the battles for offensive rebounds. So we didn’t deserve to win.
At the end of the day, the approach we had at the game’s finale was stupid, because in European basketball, the differences of points often play a role. We have to think again how we should play better in such games.
I don’t exactly understand the question. What is understood when you say ” giant ” (p. For Real Madrid). We play five against five. Last year we won the ” European Giants ” in five of the six games we played. It’s about the work we do in the parquet, it has to do with the quality of the players, how much they stay united. We do not play against giants. We play against teams. We respect every team in Europe. Each team is really strong. Of course Real is a great team, with an excellent coach and very talented players. But I don’t exactly understand the question. “.
Source: Sport Fm
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