Elijah Bryant, Efes: 'Defense wins this type of game'

Anadolu Efes Istanbul head coach Ergin Ataman:
"We lost our chance to break the game in the middle of the last quarter. And of course, ASVEL has De Colo, who is a great offensive player. It is also not easy to defend [Youssoupha] Fall under the basket, we had a problem. But anyway, this season, we lost many games in overtime, many games like this, but tonight we got lucky, it was with us and we found the way to win the game. I am happy that in our country, the people who are watching the game, for one instant, they were happy for this victory. Last year, we lost the game in the last quarter when we were up 19 points. Moreover, this season, many of the games that we lost on the road, we were up 8-9 points in the last quarter. We have this psychological problem but tonight also we got tired and made a lot of turnovers. This arena, especially when ASVEL starts to come back, the atmosphere is too tough."
T.J. Parker, ASVEL head coach
"I am really proud of the guys. The whole game plan, offensively, was really good. We played good team basketball and had 18 assists and 9 turnovers; it was perfect. Defensively, OK, you have to live with some of the shots they made, that were really, really tough shots, and they shot 50% of those shots. But overall, at the end, it was a close game and we were right there to win the game."
Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Elijah Bryant:
"This is EuroLeague basketball; every game is going to be tough. I think defense wins this type of game and we were able to get some stops in the end. They are a great team but we came out with a win. I think it is good for us to get some confidence back, to get some rhythm back. We were missing some guys but were able to come here and get a win, and that is all that matters."
Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Will Clyburn:
"We are in the last part of the season. Every win is important, especially in these last weeks, and we needed this road win. It is definitely a boost to our morale and we have to get ready for the next one. Coach did a great job at keeping everybody in shape, keeping everybody in game shape and mentally ready. Congrats to everybody."