Dusko Ivanovic, Crvena Zvezda Merdianbet Belgrade head coach:
“I think we played very good for 35 minutes. The last 5 minutes, like some games before, we had some problems with offense, but our defense was good."
Oded Kattash, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv head coach:
"We lost the game in the first half. They really took control of the game on both sides. From down 16, we showed character to come back, but sometimes you lose the game in the first half.
“We were not patient enough in the first half. We were too nervous and they totally controlled the first half. We knew exactly what they do on defense and came with a game plan, but we couldn’t really execute. They forced us into 16 turnovers and made a lot of easy baskets out of it. They also punished us with offensive rebounds in the second half and that was the game."
