

"We were all very excited to play against a team like Venice – a lot of tradition, veteran players and a great coach like Neven [Spahija]. I am happy for the way we reacted, we were a bit nervous in the beginning but we came out of it extremely well. A lot of guys contributing, coming off the bench, it was really a team effort. In an atmosphere like that, I am really proud of my team.
"I want to congratulate my players for a great night. We played a team with a lot of experienced guys and a great coach, we were never going to take anything for granted against them. The fans gave us incredible energy and with so many players contributing, I am proud as a coach how we reacted. We needed to be more focused to prevent the momentum that Venice got [in the latter stages], but I am happy we’re here and I hope we can keep dreaming."
"I would like to congratulate Hapoel for playing amazing basketball, they were the better team and they deserved to win. They’ve played amazing basketball all season and I hope they can go all the way. We didn’t play good basketball today for most of the game. I regret that we were not more consistent and realize that we couldn’t make open shots. We needed to play inside more because a serious team can’t afford to take 36 shots from three-point range and just 22 from two-point territory. Basketball is about balancing the inside and the outside game."
"They are a good team and if you don’t play well, they’re going to punish you. They showed us that we should never be satisfied and that we have to keep pushing for 40 minutes. It’s a tough win, a big one for us, moving forward we want to go all the way... I am sure a lot of [our fans] are going to be with us [in the quarterfinals]. The atmosphere here was amazing, we are happy for them and they deserved it more than anything."