This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after such a close deal down the stretch.
Post-Game Quotes: Bourg 82-86 Buducnost



Aleksandar Dzikic, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
“We were very tired, but played all 40 minutes through mistakes, we made mistakes, maybe we shouldn’t let them come back when we were up by like 15 but it is what it is. We were very tired, so my players will get two days off, for sure. I feel tired, dead tired, so I’m going to celebrate right now.
“We have been playing with this group for too long and we are missing our guys. I agree that if you are up by 15 or 18 you should try to control the game, but they raised the level, full-court pressure defense, some turnovers, and at the end it was close. This a tough place and some teams will lose here, for sure.”
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“It was a good reaction, but like I said at halftime, at this level you cannot play without energy for 4 minutes or 5 minutes. Being down by 18 points was too far for us to come back. We made a good reaction, my players never gave up but it’s not enough.”
Justin Cobbs, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
“I think in the second half we gave too many open threes and that’s what they do, they shoot the ball well. They got a lot of pace and pick-and-pop and they shoot the ball well. I think we got a little bit too comfortable, we got a big lead, and we let them come back and reach us. Any game on the road is tough. We got another one on the road, so now it’s time to rest and get ready for the ABA league. We got a break in the EuroCup so we got to rest and get ready.”