This is what the protagonists had to say after the Round 30 showdown between FC Barcelona and Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade.
Post-game quotes: Barcelona vs. Zvezda

FC Barcelona head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius:
"Congratulations to our players and fans. I thought our first 15 minutes, were absolutely spectacular, some of our best this season, and the best in a long time. And I thought there was a little bit of relaxation and probably a little bit of problems with my substitutions in the last four minutes. But it is a little bit of an excuse, because we need everybody in this crazy schedule in March. And then, very clearly, we showed we need to get our killer instinct back, because in some games now, we start to play better basketball but we don't close the games better. But in general, I am very happy. Zvezda had won five out of six; they are in a very good shape and they showed it in the second half. We should be happy about, in general, the game and the result."
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade head coach Dejan Radonjic:
"Congrats to Barcelona for the win. We played very soft defensively in the first half. Our focus was not good enough, so many mistakes defensively, and they played really good. The second half was totally different. Different approach. Our defense was much better, but in the end, it was not good enough for more tonight. We have a difficult schedule: three more games away and a last game against Efes at home. We will go step by step, game by game, and we will see. At halftime, we talked about how we could improve our defense, and we did that. It was different than in the first half, but again, like I said, it was not enough for more than this. Barcelona played better than us and deserved to win. They are better than us, basically."
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FC Barcelona forward Nikola Mirotic:
"We played against a very good team in Zvezda. They didn't have a very good first and we knew that they were not going to give up, that they were going to fight, because they are a really competitive team. It was a very good game by them. I think by us as well. We had some not-so-good moments during the game, especially that third quarter. But in the end, we won the game, and it is a very important win. We know there are only a few games left in the regular season, so each of them counts a lot for us. We are going to try to do our best. Obviously, the home-court advantage is the most important and if we can be first, obviously, that is our goal."
FC Barcelona guard Dante Exum:
"In the EuroLeague, we know every team is tough and you have to play for 40 minutes. So it is about the next game, not letting it up, making sure we put the foot on the throttle. We got the win and look to the next one."