Ergin Ataman: ”We started the game terrible, with very low tempo.”

Defeated by Olympiacos 88-81 in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague game, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman shared his thoughts at the post-game press conference:

"It was a typical good EuroLeague game. For us, Rodrigue Beuabois's injury disturbed us. We had to change our strategy in the last minutes. We had to change everything and started the game terrible, with very low tempo. We didn't find our rhythm. Then, with some changes, we found the balance in our game and came back to the game in the final part of the second quarter. I think that in the second half, we played good basketball but we gave them 18 offensive rebounds. That, for me, was the key to our loss in this game in the last minutes. And of course, Axel Toupane had an extra performance on offense tonight, because he had averaged 5 or 6 points until now and had 19 points tonight with some incredible three-point shots. In the last 2 minutes of the game, it was tied but we picked up some turnovers and missed some free throws, and Olympiacos won the game. Congratulations to them."

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