Ataman: ”It Was A High Hustle Game...”

After defeating Galatasaray Nef 71-64 on the road in the third match of the ING Basketball Super League Play-off Semi-Finals, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman shared his views after the match:

"First of all, it was a very good match. It was a tough match, befitting a play-off semi-final match, with a high level of combat. Both sides missed a lot of shots on offense, but of course, the atmosphere was very heavy. I congratulate both teams here. We broke the game with our experience, especially with Micic's experience when Göksenin got rid of his defense. Dunston did a great job tonight. Larkin couldn't shoot but had 10 assists. That's the technical side of the job. Apart from that, I congratulate Galatasaray Nef fans and Galatasaray Nef management. After many years, I experienced a 'Deja-Vu. It is very important for me to see Galatasaray Nef in front of such an atmosphere in basketball, and that such an atmosphere was created in the 15,000-seat Sinan Erdem Dome. One of the clubs that is the locomotive of Turkish basketball I congratulate Erden Timur, the new coach Andreas Pistiolis, and the whole management, who put this effort into basketball. Fans were very motivated but it’s normal for a game like this. It was a very good play-off match and Galatasaray Nef supporters added color to this match. Galatasaray Nef is a very good team, we are winning very hard and we need to attack better. The next match will definitely have the same atmosphere. Nothing is over yet, we just took a 2-1 lead. They had beaten us at home. We defeated them in their field and took the advantage, and we also took the field advantage in possible equality. Of course, my team is tired, we played with few players today, but the same is true for Galatasaray Nef. Let's see, we'll all meet here again on Thursday."

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