


"I’m feeling great, I don’t have heart attacks, I’m okay! It was a fantastic game for EuroLeague fans. At the end we made two fantastic crucial and difficult shots with Sasha Vezenkov and, of course, the last one with Kostas Sloukas. And they made shots also when we led by 4, a basket and foul from Tyler Dorsey, a three-point shot from Nick Calathes, and then a difficult two-point shot from Guduric. So they made everything, but we overcame this and won the game. It was a fantastic performance. We were nervous during the game but at the end, we found the solutions to win here, which is not easy at all. We have one day to analyze the game to see exactly what Fener did, and they also have to see what we did. Friday’s game is completely different and we have to go and win again. This is our mentality. To go every time to win the game, no matter if we win or lose. It won’t be easy for us, but it won’t be easy for them also.
“Obviously it was a fantastic game, like this EuroLeague season. Like the games yesterday in Tel Aviv and Belgrade. EuroLeague right now is a very tough league, which is fantastic for the fans. Great players, great teams. We improved a lot in the area we lost the game in Piraeus, rebounding – today we had 4 or 5 more possessions from this, which was crucial for us. We didn’t shoot the ball well from the three-point line, missing open shots, but we were under pressure. Now the pressure passes to Fenerbahce’s side.”
"When it comes to the down stretch and clutch shots you can’t have better defense than contested shots, but both quality lefties they made the baskets, Vezenkov and Sloukas. But obviously, the game has 40 minutes, you don’t only need to analyze the last couple of possessions. It was a close game, we managed to bring some difference, a plus 11, and we couldn’t capitalize on that even more, but it is what it is. We thank our fans, let’s not forget this team brought this atmosphere back here, this team brought the momentum that the fans are believing in them, so we’re going to go game by game. Obviously, we are disappointed, but it’s not going to bring us so much down to give it up. We’ll go into Game 4 to give it all in front of our fans and get better."
"It’s always very difficult to play against this team. They’re always prepared and they have a tough court as we saw. A very difficult game, and in the crucial moments we were solid. Okay, I scored the last shot, but I think in total we played good defense. On offense, we didn’t make some good decisions. Anyway, we make it 2-1, and we have two opportunities now, firstly in two days we can finish the series but I know that will be very difficult. We already saw after our first win they came and played harder. We have to play stronger to beat once again a great team. I had 3 seconds at the end, I said I’d take the responsibility because I was feeling good. Sasha set a good down pick and after that, I played one on one, I shot and I scored. I could have missed, but with 3 seconds we couldn’t do anything different."
"First of all I want to say we’re blessed and really happy to play in this environment, seeing all the quarterfinals of EuroLeague and the atmosphere is fantastic. We know that Fener is a great team and that it would be very difficult. But we believed in our road, what we’ve done until now, and when the game goes to the last shot, in Game 2 we lost it, today we won it in a great way. Some could say it’s lucky but I’ve seen Kostas practice this shot every day. So it will be tough, we need one more win, and we’re coming on Friday. I know Fener will come back, will get better, we will have to see what we did wrong because we didn’t play the perfect game. So we need to improve and win one more game. I was not good in the third quarter, I did not play good and that’s why I asked for a sub to relax my mind and see how I could help my team. I was ready, and I was thinking all this time that I have to help my team. I need to be there. I took two shots, some defenses, but I think all the team today did a good job. I cannot say great because we were not great. We did a good job, and we need one more win."