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F.C. BARCELONA
Head Coach
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PESIC, SVETISLAV
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"It was a really big game. We played hard and we have beaten a very strong team in CSKA. I think that the magnificent crowd helped us very much and we are sure that they will do it again also in the final. I was calm because I was very concentrated in the game. I agree that I played very well but it isn't the important thing. The main thing is that our team won and now we have to do our best to beat Benetton in a very difficult and tough final."
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F.C. BARCELONA
Forward
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BODIROGA, DEJAN
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"We have played really good defense. It has been a tough game, not a beautiful one. Benetton is a great team, with its own style, which has nothing to prove . We are only 40 minutes away, I'm going to help this team and I want this title for Barcelona fans, but we all must keep our feet on the ground."
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F.C. BARCELONA
Guard
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JASIKEVICIUS, SARUNAS
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"It was a very difficult game. We knew that a team coached by Ivkovic was going to play very good defense. We have to play the final with the same mentality."
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F.C. BARCELONA
Guard
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NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS
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"We got a positive result, just as we wanted. The crowd was fantastic and the atmosphere, incredible. We are playing well and we hope Sunday to be the same. The fans have been great and helped us to win. I have helped in terms of rebounding and playing defense, which are not my strong points. Benetton is not our favorite opponent team, we will have to count on the home court advantage."
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CSKA MOSCOW
Head Coach
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IVKOVIC, DUSAN
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"I think it was a very tough game. After a good start and good transition game in the first quarter, we lost the lead. Then, in the fourth quarter, the most important period of the game, we didn't play well and lost control of it We didn't play our inside game. Barcelona played with their center outside in defense and we tried to beat them with lots of three-point attempts. We made only six of 24 from three, but most of those shots were open. In the second half, Songaila had Dueñas guarding him, and he took most of his shots when he was open, but his percentages from the field were very low."
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CSKA MOSCOW
Guard
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HOLDEN, J.R.
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"It was a game played hard, but both teams played well. We missed some important shots down the stretch and that's what it comes down to in the end. I think we played aggressive, and that's how you play in a Final Four game. When you get 26 points from the line, you can't ask more than that. But that's how it is when you play against the home team. It's part of the game."
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