VIDORRETA, TXUS
Valencia Basket
"The team played a great game and did a good job on defense, especially after Nando De Colo hit 3 three-pointers. We played better defense around the three-point line, one of the top skills of this team. In the second quarter, we were able to control the defensive rebound and run, with confidence on offense, sharing the ball, attacking inside-outside, looking for advantages for Tibor Pleiss and Bojan Dubljevic, even for Alberto Abalde in one-on-one situations from the three-point line. We kept that line in the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, doing a great job on offense and defense to get a 14-point lead. In the last minute, the game was really difficult, tough, but finally, we did a great job in the last minute to take an important win, which we deserved. I believe it is a reward to the good job we are doing at overcoming adversities all the time. My players are showing that they have a clear knowledge of our script. They know what we are looking for. We have won four of our last five EuroLeague home games, beating Panathinaikos, Khimki, Barcelona and CSKA, only losing against Fenerbahce. Panathinaikos, Khimki and CSKA have been playoffs teams almost all the way this season. That gives us strength to compete."