Referring to the criticality of these matches, given that after the two matches in Athens, the series is at 1-1, the Argentine ace of the “trefoil”, Lucas Vildosa, commented:
“We go to Belgrade to win. We know it will be difficult, because Maccabi are playing well, but we won the last game and the goal is to win away from home as well. Away games will be very different. In OAKA we have our crowd, in a lot of noise, while now we will play with very few Maccabi fans in the stadium. It won’t be the same, but we are highly motivated because we are playing in the Euroleague playoffs and it is very important for us. I am happy to play in this stadium. I have very good memories of this stadium. I will have my girlfriend’s family with me, people I know well. But in the end, I represent Panathinaikos and I’m happy about it.”
For his part, the coach of Panathinaikos, Ergin Ataman, emphasized:
“It’s the playoffs and the series is at 1-1. We deserve to go to the Final 4 and we want two more wins. Of course it will be difficult for both teams. Maccabi are a good team and we saw that in the previous two games, so we have to fight and perform well. Let’s go step by step. We will try to win the first match on Tuesday, but it doesn’t matter who we get. In the end the three wins will send you to the Final 4. After the first game we analyzed our mistakes and played more carefully especially in attack, because when we make mistakes Maccabi surprises and has a very transitional game and it is very important. Defensively in the first match we made a lot of mistakes, in the second we were much better and of course Maccabi so far in the Euroleague is the best team in offensive rebounds and we had a problem in defense with the rebounds, so we have to push and have the same quality in rebounds like that and that will be the key to games. We have many players with character and with great quality and experience, but the reality is that Maccabi also have players with character and quality, like Lorenzo Brown, Boldwin, Nimbo. Maccabi is a good team. Juancho will not play in these two matches. Baldwin is a very good player. He is one of the best scorers in the Euroleague. Of course we will change. We’ll see if he plays or not. But there are other players like DiBartolomeo, Cleveland, who played a very good match in the second game, but if he plays we will change our strategy.”
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