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CSKA MOSCOW
Head Coach
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IVKOVIC, DUSAN
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"It's been a good game, in which both teams fought until the last second. Of course, we watched two different halfs. We played extremely godd on defense during first half, allowing just 23 points. It's difficult to explain why we stopped playing the same game in the second half. There we committed 17 turnovers, and it's too much for a big team. We need to keep working.after this tournament, which it was good even though we didn't do the expected job. We will make the analysis for that. The season is not finished. Losing the semifinal was a punch to our emotion. We need to rest for one day and continue the job. Now it's a matter to refresh, to rest mentally."
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CSKA MOSCOW
Guard
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PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS
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"After the 25th minute we didn't keep our mind on the court. It was somewhere else. We played stupid. We didn't play clever. We stopped doing the things we were doing in the first half."
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CSKA MOSCOW
Forward
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PANOV, SERGEY
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"There were some positive moments. After the first loss the team didn't fall apart, we continued to press and prepare for battle. It had less to do with the players' skills and more to do with their character."
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PANATHINAIKOS BSA ATHENS
Head Coach
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OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO
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"What can I say about this game? It's very difficult to play for third place, because of no motivation. In the locker room, after that bad first half, I tried to wake up my players to win, to play as we did all season long. It became a good game for everyone, especially for the crowd too. We tried to do everything and we did finally, and I think it's a big result for us, finishing at third place in Europe. It's been the first time here for many of our players. Congratulations to them and our supporters who come from Athens. At the end of first half, I reminded my player how hard we fought to be here and having to win is not important. The most important thing is our reaction."
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PANATHINAIKOS BSA ATHENS
Forward
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BATISTE, MIKE
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"We really performed a team job with this game. We were down by 20 points, but our pride was always there and we made some adjustments and managed to come back. I am tired but I was never worried about how many points I scored. All that matters is that the team wins."
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PANATHINAIKOS BSA ATHENS
Forward
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KUTLUAY, IBRAHIM
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"It was a really tough game. We showed a lot of character. We were down by 20 points and it's tough to come back from that, especially against a team like CSKA. We showed tonight that we are real fighters."
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PANATHINAIKOS BSA ATHENS
Guard
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DIAMANTIDIS, DIMITRIS
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"We wanted more but the third place is also a good result for us. I played tonight in four different positions, because this is the style of play of Panathinaikos. We leave Moscow with mixed feelings because we lost the semifinals but won the last game."
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