Dzanan Musa, Real Madrid: 'This is what this club is made of'

Playoffs

Game 5

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Overview

Chus Mateo, Real Madrid head coach:

"Sometimes, sport doesn't have a logical explanation. Sometimes the heart makes what looks impossible just look a little more difficult. Today, we were able to come back to a game which looked very complicated. But each day, our players give us lessons. We have to learn from these things because even when there are moments in which, in this series, we were not proud of what happened in Game 2, we have to understand that sport also has this face: fighting until the end, being able to turn things around when the game looked complicated, and the series looked complicated. We were down by 15 in the first quarter of Game 3, and were able to come back. We played with a lot of maturity in Belgrade, rallying from a 0-2 deficit. We had faith and confidence but a lot of people thought that we were dead. The only thing missing were the final nails in the coffin. And we were able to come out of a tough situation.

"Sometimes you only need to tell Real Madrid that things are tough to activate it more. We saw it today in some situations in which people thought we were in the coffin, but we were breathing. We breathed after being 1-2, after being 2-2, and knew we had to take this opportunity. It was very difficult for many reasons, and I am not want to put any excuses, it was what it was. It was our chance, the stats were against us and some players out, which made some doubt about what we were able to do. Again, these players gave us a lesson of courage and fight of how to overcome adversity and how to come back from a 0-2 with two wins in Belgrade and winning Game 5 here, making history.

"I think we have to be very proud of this team and how it fought. For us, making it to the Final Four under such circumstances, after such a hard playoff series, is like winning a final. We won't stop here because we are two wins away from winning the EuroLeague, and we know it. We will fight to win the EuroLeague. We will get it or not, but what I can guarantee is that we will leave our souls on the court to get it, like we always do. We can win or lose, but the effort and leaving it all on the court is not negotiable and players know it. They gave a lesson of how to return to the game, and I am absolutely proud of what my players did tonight. These are the nice things that sports have.

"In this same series, we saw both sides, and I wish [the brawl] never happened. Without a doubt, it was not pretty but this was very beautiful, a gift to our fans and a lot of people, seeing how to fight to come back from a 0-2. That's for them. I also want to thank my assistants, who are right here. They went through a hard time, like everybody else. They worked non-stop to make an effort from the tactic point of view, and I wanted to thank them, too."

Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade head coach:

"First of all, I want to congratulate Real Madrid for the win and for making it to the Final Four again. It is a great team, a great club. Like I said in the halftime interview, this team has a lot of character and we had to play for 40 minutes if we wanted to win. We played very well in the first half. They started to play with a lot of confidence and we practically played without defense in the final minutes. It is true that in some possessions, we did very well. Zach [LeDay] hit a three-point shot and we had the chance to tie the game with a Kevin Punter play. He played a great game, but he didn't hit that shot. It is part of the game. Game 3 was like this, Game 1 was like this, Game 4 was like this: a rebound, a basket, a defense decided those games.

"I can only be proud of my team. After eight years, we came back to the EuroLeague and had such a great season. I had this feeling that we couldn't avoid the euphoria, and I don't want to go back to things that happened before. That's all: I also want to thank our Partizan fans for their amazing support throughout the season, and also today. People from different cities around Europe came to the game: I saw four guys that came from Malta to watch the game. I am very proud of that. We had people coming from Belgrade and other cities in Europe. We have to play the ABA League now, which is very important for us. We have to be ready to fight because we have this competition ahead of us, a competition that, like I said, is very important for us.

"I never thought this [that the game was won]. On the contrary, I always tried to explain to my players before the game and at halftime, when we led by 18 points, in each timeout and in each moment during the game, that we had to play until the end. We played very bad defense and also in the first half, maybe we made some decisions that were not very good. I saw that the team is mentally sunk in the locker room but like I said, I am very proud of everything Partizan did this year."

Sergio Rodriguez, Real Madrid guard:

“It’s an amazing feeling. We knew how important it is for a club like Real Madrid, and it’s the first time that somebody overcame a 0-2 so we’re happy. Next week we have the Final Four so that’s already on our minds. We show it, we prove it, how we fight every time. We’re happy."

Dzanan Musa, Real Madrid forward:

"I don’t know what to say. This is my first season with Real Madrid, and this is what this club is made of, what these players are made of. We were 0-2 down, we were 16 down in the last game, we know how difficult it is to come back against Partizan, but we did that. I want to congratulate Partizan for an unbelievable season but we’re going to the Final Four and that’s the most important thing. I’m very proud of my guys. This club is something amazing and I hope the fans will follow us and we can do amazing things in the Final Four."

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