Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia: 'We will fight until the end'

Alex Mumbru, Valencia Basket head coach
“Some moments, we played great defense. One of the keys was our defense, but also the offensive rebounds.
"It was a very physical game. We knew that before it started. It was very important for us to control the rebounds, and I think we did a good job rebounding with the desire of all the players on the court. In some moments, I think we played very good defense. At the end, it was a tight game. They scored that three-pointer [by Marko Guduric] off the glass, but we had the last possession and we made the basket to win the game. We are happy to stay in the race for the playoffs. It was an important game for us, not only for our mentality but it’s good to see ourselves in the race to get to the playoffs.”
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul head coach
“Congratulations to Valencia. It could have gone a different way, but that's basketball.
“It was a very exciting game. I would say Valencia started the game better. We had two problems the whole game and we tried to fix them. In some things, we managed to create some turnovers out of them in the second half and get some more possessions and get the lead in the third quarter. But the problem we had was the offensive boards. Due to the desire of Valencia’s players to go in numbers and crash the boards, this is why they had 16 [offensive] rebounds. And the last two plays were after offensive boards. We had good defense on [Bojan] Dubljevic, but he grabbed his own offensive rebound. And the good defense for the missed layup and a tip-in at the buzzer. Combine that with the turnovers, which were big – 16 turnovers and 16 offensive boards – it could have been a different game. We tied the game with the big shot off the glass by Marko [Guduric], but it was not enough. Congratulations to Valencia. We gotta become smarter on how we attack in the clutch moments. We gotta be more decisive when it’s a must-win game. And we definitely need to have a different mindset.”
Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket center
“It’s an important victory for us, especially in the fight for the top eight. I’m really proud of my team, because we fought amazingly against one of the best teams in the EuroLeague. But we have no time to celebrate. We are still alive. We will fight until the end.”
Jared Harper, Valencia Basket guard
“It was a great win for us. We did a great job playing on both sides of the ball. That was a big play by [James] Webb at the end, getting the tip-in. And we are still in the fight to get to the playoffs.”