Ataman: “We played to win in the third quarter...”

Defeating Russia’s Khimki team 81-72 in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague game, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman shared his thoughts at the post-game press conference:

“We are really happy because it was a difficult week for us and we got two victories. We began the game very well. We played an aggressive defense with Doğuş And Micic and grabbed the advantage in the first quarter. We have had issues with the man-to-man switches in the second quarter and the rival managed to lose our rhythm on the offense. We made mistakes as well. The opponent managed to find points with Mickey and Gill. Then we played a very well third quarter to win the match. We received extra support from Anderson and Doğuş, they gave us energy. This is a very good win…” 

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  • Khimki
  • Ergin Ataman