Here are some insightful comments about the game from the protagonists themselves.
Game 4, pre-game quotes: Monaco vs. Olympiacos
AS Monaco player Leo Westermann:
"As it often happens on this kind of games, everything is decided on details. This is how we recognize playoff games - always very intense. We are going to settle down, analyze all of this to go back to the fight. That's all the interest of a series, to be able to make adjustments for the following game."
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Olympiacos Piraeus head coach Georgios Bartzokas:
"As you have seen up to now, each game is determined by different factors. The first one was played with very hard defense and went to low scoring. The second one went to high scoring. They got many points from the iso. Last night both teams scored enough points, the game was played with great intensity and pressure in defense, but scoring was there. Also how the refs are calling the game is always a factor, it defines the outlook of the game. So, I can’t say what will determine the game. We obviously should not allow them to have the ball in their hands, in the full court pressure they exert with very good defenders on the ball. We have to set our game and have good execution, because when we have that, we score. We also have to manage our emotions a little and not go to hasty attacks. We must make good decisions in terms of defense and go for the rebounds that are really important in these games."
Olympiacos Piraeus player Kostas Sloukas:
"We need to be more ready mentally wise. There is no physical fatigue, we are one breath away from the Final Four. We have to look at our own mistakes, especially those during our bad period in the game. We are talking about a boxing match, we have to succeed a knock-out, because Monaco is a strong and dangerous team, that can hurt us in the SEF in a possible fifth game."