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Post-game quotes: Metropolitans vs. Reyer

Post-game quotes: Metropolitans vs. Reyer

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Post-game quotes: Metropolitans vs. Reyer

This is what the protagonists had to say after the Eighthfinals showdown between Boulogne Metropolitans 92 and Umana Reyer Venice.

Eighthfinals

Round 1

game Umana Reyer Venice vs Boulogne Metropolitans 92

Eighthfinals

group c

Boulogne Metropolitans 92MET

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Umana Reyer VeniceURV

group c

Overview

Vincent Collet, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 center head coach:

“Defense was the big key. They had trouble to find solutions. They were good at [shooting] threes, but as long as we collapsed, they could not find the way to the basket... We are very happy that we won this game, especially with the manner we won it. Thanks to our very good defense, we were able to take a big lead and play comfortably in the fourth quarter."

Walter De Raffaele, Umana Reyer Venice head coach:

“I am really sad. We arrived to this game without a lot of players, key players. I want to play this game with a complete roster. Anyway, that’s sports. Metropolitans deserved to win. Good luck to them. We’ll see next season what happens.”

Vince Hunter, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 center:

“I was just trying to play with emotion. I know the tournament format is a little different this year, so one game, you’ve gotta come with that emotion, that fierceness, that power. And that’s what we did today. We played great defense. They only scored 66 points, so that’s good defense on us and we just have to get ready for the next game. I have a lot of motivation. I’ve been in this situation before, so I’m just trying to get it done this year.”