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Sasha Vezenkov, Olympiacos: 'I always think positive'
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Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos head coach
"We lost our minds a little bit. When we took this difference, we missed a layup in transition and made a lot of mistakes. Basically, we stopped running on offense. They made three crucial three-point shots and came back to the game. They had the momentum but we managed to win the game. I really appreciate this win; it is always difficult to play here. You couldn't hear anybody besides you, so it was a great win with this crucial basket by Vezenkov at the end, and the last defense. It was really important for us. We didn't want to give them any three-point shots [in the final play], any open three-point shot. We didn't want to lose the game. We put pressure on the ball, they took an uncontested shot at the end but it's OK. Sometimes when the last shot decides the game, it's luck, but I think we deserved the win. For the whole game, after some difficult moments in the first half, we were winning the game and leading the score. I think we deserved it. We think we have creators everywhere. We have unselfish guards, forwards and centers. Moustapha [Fall] is always having a lot of assists, he deserves it. He was a crucial player in this game, basically because he finished some baskets around the rim and creativity. But we had movement away from the ball and found a lot of layups because of this."
Kazys Maksvytis, Zalgiris Kaunas head coach
"I think today, both teams deserved to win. Congratulations to Olympiacos. From our side, I am happy with the energy we had, how we came back to the game, but it was not enough. We played against Olympiacos, which forced us to make many turnovers, and it cost us the game."
"I think we had a better first half, and they had two better plays at the end of the game. It didn't go 100% well [the final play] because Ulanovas didn't get the ball in the right spot. He improvised, still got the ball, but with different spacing. But still, we had a chance to score and we didn't."
Olympiacos Piraeus forward Shaquielle McKissic:
"It was smooth [his performance]. We were without Sloukas tonight so it opened up some things for me. I was thinking pretty much, 'What would Sloukas tell me?' He told me to be aggressive, so that's all I wanted to do. I don't think anything in that fourth quarter kind of went according to the plan. Hats off to Zalgiris, they are a hell of a team. They made it really difficult and tricky for us but we were able to push through and get the win."
Olympiacos Piraeus forward Sasha Vezenkov:
"I think that for three quarter, we tried to limit Zalgiris, one very aggressive team that is always playing 100%, especially in their arena, where they had a 10-3 [home record]. Big respect to their coach and to their players and to their fans, but I think, at the end, [it came down to] some big baskets, some good decisions on defense... We had the lead, 12-14 points, but we lost our minds. Zalgiris was serious and these things happen in basketball. If we want to be a championship team, if we want to be a high-level team, we can't let this big streak of Zalgiris happen. [On the last offense] I felt good, I felt confident as soon as the guys trusted me and the coaches gave me ball. I always think positive, so I was thinking I would make it [the game-winning shot]. At the beginning, I saw the ball a little bit short but in the end, everything went well. We didn't want to receive a three-pointer [in the final play], all the guys did a great job and we keep going. We have five more finals and have to keep fighting."
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