Kazys Maksvytis, Zalgiris: 'We're still fighting for the playoffs'

Zalgiris Kaunas head coach Kazys Maksvytis
"I am very happy for the win and congratulations to my team and our fans. It’s very hard to win here in Berlin against ALBA. It doesn’t matter what position they are in, they play good basketball with a good coach. From our side, it was like a playoff game for us. We're still fighting for the playoffs, and maybe because of this we missed a lot of free throws. I am happy that we controlled the game with our defense. If an offensive team like ALBA scores only 63 points, it's a good result. Of course, offensively we can be much better but we will take this win."
ALBA Berlin head coach Israel Gonzalez
"Congratulations to Zalgiris for the good game they had on defense. We have a boot with a lot of holes. We are always trying to cover the holes but there is always a new one. We defended well today with a very good effort. But we couldn't play with confidence on offense. We were thinking and trying to limit the number of turnovers. Maybe that made us play with less happiness and we were less confident and didn't want to take risks. We need to find a balance of rising a lot when we are playing and being conservative. The team right now is having a bad time and I will try anything I can to help it."
Zalgiris Kaunas forward Achille Polonara
"It was a tough moment for us because we had lost the last two games in the EuroLeague. So we are really happy that we won on a tough court against a very good team. And I think we deserve it."
Zalgiris Kaunas center Kevarrius Hayes
"(About Isaiah Taylor) We love his speed and aggressiveness. He’s really good at getting downhill. I feel he was very good at giving us the lead. It was a tough game, a close matchup and we needed those big time. He delivered."