Oded Kattash, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv head coach
"Very important. Especially here at home in front of our crowd. The second half, we showed some heart. We played better defense. We've got to be more consistent. Coming into this game, we knew they'd never give up. That's their team; that's Zalgiris, their history. And the story of the game was rebounding, the 17 offensive rebounds that kept them in the game. We are starting the process. We have a lot of things to improve and to work on, but it's always better to start it with a W."
Bonzie Colson, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv player
"We just fought until the end. I think that shows the character of our team early. No matter what goes on, we fight, we play hard, and I think we showed that tonight. It was a great win. Zalgiris was a great test for us in the first game of the season. We just played hard. It was great. We've got the best fans in Europe. I'm the type who likes to feed off their energy, so it's great to have fans like that."
Lorenzo Brown, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv player
"Just a lot of hustle and we wanted to win. We didn't want to lose our first game at home, especially our fans. So we gave them what they wanted."