


"We won't play in the playoffs, but we have a big drive and we have to continue our way. It's normal for us to play this way."
"Except the first 10 minutes, when we really didn't play how we had to play, for 30 minutes we played with big energy, with good defense. A great game. We play every game to win."
"I would like to congratulate Zvezda for their motivation, their desire to play, their physicality and the energy they gave to win. I'm trying to convince my players that right now everybody has extra motivation us, even though Zvezda doesn't have any chance of qualifying for the playoffs. Nobody is giving anything to us for free. We need to believe inside the court and today we didn't. We had a lot of players out of the feeling of the game, a lot of players who had a bad night. I'm not talking about shooting, but their general feeling of the game, what they should do to fulfil their role to win the game. We have one more chance to end up this season finishing first by beating Baskonia in our home court, which would be an amazing accomplishment for our team. I'm sure this game will help us be in the right feeling, to know what is important now in basketball and what we should have as a team to finish the season as well as we can. The atmosphere was amazing – very supportive of the home team, but also very respectful for us. That is something I appreciate a lot."
"I think we were aggressive on defense. That made us play very smart on offense. We didn't worry about who was going to shoot, we shared the ball and were smart. And on defense we played as a team, very smart, focused, a planned game in the second half. I think that was the difference. We've got to think about what is next. We can finish ninth in the EuroLeague so we've got to fight for that."
"That's life – that's the way the game goes, that's the way that life goes. One day your girl leaves you, and the next day you come out and hit shots. So the trick is to keep the same mindset no matter what's going on, and just to stay locked in. I think we did a good job as a team, being locked in. Even though we didn't have a chance for playoffs, we still came out, we still competed. I think we did a good job and that's what we need to keep going. It's nice, that's how it goes. Fortunately tonight was my night, but we've got a great team. Every night someone different steps up. It's a joy, it was fun to go out there and hoop. But we've gotta do it again next game and keep it going!"