Ataman: “This isn’t an easy series…”

Defeated by Real Madrid team in the 3rd-playoff match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:

"Congratulations to Real Madrid. We controlled the game until the last 4 minutes but our rival never gave up. Llull scored through tough shots in the final quarter. We panicked during our offensive game in the last 3-4 minutes of the match. Perhaps we started celebrating early because we stopped playing our own game and started to miss. Our bigs and Larkin missed shots in that part of the game. Larkin scored 1/7 three-pointers today. In the last 5 minutes, we made a lot of mistakes, missed everything, and Real Madrid scored every three-pointer and won. Congratulations to them. The series is 2-1 now. This isn’t an easy series. We will try to show personal performances on Thursday.”

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