ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
CSKA Moscow
"We expected that Galatasaray has the pride, has the quality, they play in front of an amazing crowd, so they would try to come back. But I think that my players handled very well the game, the pressure they had on them. Despite the fact that this third quarter, and even though we were leading by 13 or something like that, [Galatasaray] finished the quarter without getting into the bonus. We handled the pressure, we had a very good, actually all three ball-handlers. We hit some very crucial threes, but we spread the defense because of our drives. And I think that overall, in the fourth quarter we played very smart defense. I think that overall for the premier, the first game on the road, we have to be satisfied with a win. It’s still the beginning. It’s a long, long, long road to go. "