This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after such a close deal down the stretch.

Post-Game Quotes: Andorra 81-76 Lietkabelis


### Ibon Navarro, MoraBanc Andorra
"There are two things. We knew that Lietkabelis is a very tough team and they showed it in the second half with their aggressiveness on defense. We played 48 hours ago so with a trip to come back here. We expected that this could happen at the end of the game, and it happened. We have to try to recover and be ready for the next game. I think we did a very good job in the first 30 minutes. In the last quarter, we couldn’t, but the rest of the game I think our job was pretty good.”


Lietkabelis falls short despite offensive rebounding

Even though its opponent had proved itself quite powerful under its rim so far - was second in defensive rebounding at 27.5 per game, Lietkabelis Panevezys finished the day with 17 offensive rebounds, tying its best this season, and going for its second-best all-time. This effort granted 25 second-chance points - against Andorra’s 5, but it was not enough to claim the win. 

Nikola Radicevic - Lietkabelis Panevezys (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

Post-Game Quotes: Joventut 86-63 Metropolitans


### Carles Duran, Joventut Badalona
“The most important thing was a good victory over a very good team. It was a big points difference but I think they are a great team in the group. The worst thing was our defense in the first quarter. After that, we controlled the rebounds and defended better and I think my team played well on offense. This was very important for us because we lost the last game in the EuroCup in Lithuania.”



### Vincent Collet, Boulogne Metropolitans 92

“The second quarter we got down too much. We let them pull away. After that it was too difficult. We tried but we were also not good enough shooting. We needed to make some shots to come back but we couldn’t do it. Every time we had a shot to come back and make it -12 or -10 we couldn’t make it. It was too much for us. They were much better than us today.”

"Congratulations to Joventut. They played an excellent game. We probably helped them a little bit because we were not very tough, especially in the first half. Our defense was not good in the second quarter. They got a very good lead at halftime. It was difficult after that to come back, especially on a night like this when we could not make a shot from the outside. We had some open looks but unfortunately, we made only 2 of 16. This made it impossible to get closer in the second half."



### Pau Ribas, Joventut Badalona
“It means we’re a good team at home, but we have to improve on the road because we came off a loss. Today we played a great game from the beginning. We showed we are a good team in EuroCup and we deserved the win. In the first quarter, we struggled a little bit defending their point guards. They are so strong and aggressive and our help defense didn’t work. From the second quarter until the end we improved, we adjusted some things and they couldn’t score anymore and we did a good job.”


Joventut Badalona v Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (2021-12-14T20:00:00.000Z)

Joel Parra - Joventut Badalona - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21

Even though the game looked far from a tight one for the first three quarters, a late Lietkabelis rally made it a one-possession game entering the last minute. Three steals in a row by the visitors turned the end of the game into a free-throw battle, which proved useless against Andorra’s cold-blooded players from the line. 

Telling numbers: Free throws became Andorra’s life-jacket

The hosts went for an almost perfect 23-of-25 shooting (92%), missing just one shot in the third quarter and another one in the fourth. Compared to Lietkabelis's 15-of-25 (60%), and seeing how tough the game turned into in the end, few would doubt the line was a factor in this game. 

Drew Crawford - MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

MoraBanc Andorra displayed a terrific offensive performance in the first half, going for 53 points on 7-of-11 two-point shooting (63.6%), 9-of-14 on triples (64.2%), and 12-of-12 on free throws (100%). That superb accuracy granted the home team a 53-40 lead at halftime, which it extended to 74-57 early in the last period.

Day and night

But an unexpected offensive blackout took place then, as Andorra remained scoreless for 6 minutes and was unable to score a single field goal in the last 9. Only two players, Clevin Hannah and Codi Miller-McIntyre, were able to contribute points, and they both had to do it from the free-throw line. Fortunately for Andorra, it was all that was needed to abort Lietkabelis's rally in the end. 

Codi Miller-McIntyre 2- MoraBanc Andorra (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) - EC21

Despite the loss, Metropolitans fans can be happy about Will Cummings bouncing back from his subpar showing in Round 6. The guard scored 13 points against Partizan NIS Belgrade on 4-of-16 shooting and turned the ball over 5 times for an index rating of 0. 

Bounce back for Cummings

Against Joventut, Cummings scored 11 points in the first quarter and even though he only had 6 points the rest of the way, he produced in other areas. Cummings collected 8 rebounds and dished out 4 assists while also drawing 9 fouls for a PIR of 24.

Will Cummings - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21

Ulm's ball movement was just what any coach would want from his team. Ulm finished with 25 assists, a season high and the most by Ulm since 2016. Of those assists, 22 came in the first three quarters when Ulm broke the game open. The team had 8 dishes already in the opening quarter and 7 apiece in the middle two quarters. 

Ulm's teamwork made for dreamwork

Semaj Christon and Thomas Klepeisz combined for 16 assists, but four of their teammates had multiple assists, too. Such team passing also led to numerous open looks which Ulm players knocked down, finishing 15-for-33 from beyond the arc.

ratiopharm Ulm v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2021-12-14T18:30:00.000Z)

Semaj Christon- ratioharm Ulm (photo Larry Langer - Ulm) - EC21

Post-Game Quotes: Trento 70-76 Turk Telekom


### Candost Volkan, Turk Telekom Ankara
"Actually, the most important thing is we were missing three main players of our rotation – Tyler Ennis, Alex Perez and Octavious Ellis – and we came back from a very bad defeat in our local league. Three days later, the team responded really well. They fought well on the court and we allowed just 70 points, in such a EuroCup game. So, I just want to thank all the players for their efforts and we'll keep playing hard for the next game."



### Emanuele Molin, Dolomiti Energia Trento
"I think they played with more energy, with more desire. My team was really empty, and tried to recover and come back with the guys we had at the end. They played a good game, but were not capable to finish the game."



### JaJuan Johnson, Turk Telekom Ankara
"It's a huge win for us, just because we needed a solid road win to gain some confidence. But give credit to Trento; they played really hard and didn't make it easy for us. We made stops when it counted and I think that was the difference in the game."


Dolomiti Energia Trento v Turk Telekom Ankara (2021-12-14T19:00:00.000Z)

Toto Forray - Dolomiti Energia Trento (photo Trento) - EC21

Turk Telekom Ankara celebrated its first road win in Group A by defeating host Dolomiti Energia Trento 70-76 on Tuesday. Turk Telekom improved to 4-3, three victories better than any of the three teams behind it in Group B entering Round 7. One of those Trento, which fell to 1-6. Trento never trailed in the game and led by as much as 13 points in the third quarter, but still had to shake off a Trento charge in the final 5 minutes to prevail. 

Turk Telekom wins in Trento, 70-76

Aubrey Dawkins had 15 points for the winners, while JaJuan Johnson added 12, Dorukhan Engindeniz 11 and Can Ogut 10 plus 6 assists. For Trento, Cameron Reynolds had 21 points while Jordan Caroline had 20 points and 12 rebounds. 

Johnson and Jonathan Williams got their respective teams going with short-range shots before Aaron Harrison put Turk Telekom in front 2-4. Reynolds tied for Trento but Erdi Gulaslan had 6 points in a 2-10 charge that Johnson finished as the visitors zoomed ahead 6-14. Trento exited a timeout to get a transition triple from Reynolds and a jumper from Luca Conti at 11-14. Engindeniz answered from deep for Turk Telekom, but Reynolds kept it going and Desonta Bradford stole and dunked to trim the difference to 15-17 after 10 minutes.

Conti forged a tie to start the second quarter that Ogut broke with a step-back triple. Caroline converted Trento's first offensive rebound, but Dawkins reverse-dunked an alley-oop and drilled a triple on either side of Johnson's block and jumper. When Johnson backed down for a layup, Turk Telekom had its highest lead yet, 21-31. Caroline hit a trio of inside baskets and free throws to get Trento within 31-34 before Dawkins dunked off a steal for a 31-36 halftime score. 

Dawkins rung up a triple to start the second half but Caroline continued getting to the line, keeping the hosts in striking distance, 34-39. Engindeniz and Anthony Clemmons rebuilt a 34-43 advantage for Turk Telekom before Dawkins reappeared from deep and Johnson detonated a dunk for the biggest lead yet, 36-48. Berk Demir and Engindeniz kept the visitors in front 41-53 before Reynolds drilled his and Trento's second triple, but Ogut copied him immediately. Only a late triple from Toto Forray let Trento keep the gap to single digits, 49-58, after 30 minutes.

Ogut fed Samet Geyik for a slam early in the fourth quarter, but free throws from Maximilian Ladurner and Bradford kept Trento within 55-60. Harrison added free throws for Turk Telekom but so did Caroline for Trento, for whom Ladurner added a long two-pointer at 59-62. Johnson came to Turk Telekom's rescue with a strong drive but Reynolds struck from the corner to make it 62-64 with 3:30 left. After Ogut hit free throws and Reynolds another basket, Engindeniz made 3 of 3 from the line and Dawkins downed a third-chance inside basket at 64-71 that proved enough for Turk Telekom to take the victory back to Ankara. 

Berk Demir - Turk Telekom Ankara (photo Trento) - EC21