Saras Jasikevicius, FC Barcelona head coach
“Valencia is a team that has been competing for the top eight until the end, and they had a great EuroLeague season, and we all know how difficult it is. Their guards play very difficult, their big men are so different and physical there – they are a great team. We are second in the regular season, not much to be sad [about]. We are waiting for our opponent right now. Whoever it is, we understand it is going to be very difficult. We have to make sure we prepare ourselves first of all and go into the playoffs with great mentality.”
Alex Mumbru, Valencia Basket head coach
“They had some very good moments, in the last minutes, when it was closer. We managed to get closer, to 6 points, but finally they scored 2 or 3 baskets in a row and destroyed all our chances to win the game."
Alex Abrines, FC Barcelona forward
“I think we played a little bit hard [in the second half], and on offense we were excited today – everything was going in and we were having fun. I think it’s a good way to end the regular season and now we want more. Of course [it was an unforgettable day], you don’t play every day your 500th game with a club like Barcelona, and I’m pretty honored for the confidence they put in me and I hope I can play for more games. I don’t if there will be another 500 games, but some more [for sure].”
Jan Vesely, FC Barcelona center
“We were speaking with the coach, we are breaking records, [it's] not easy to win a game with 20+ turnovers. We were sloppy in some things, not sharing the ball around, but we managed to win. It’s always good to end in a winning way. Last week was tough for us [losing at Milan], but we have to forget about those things and keep working. We showed that we forgot it and we played the game the way it should be played.”
