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KINDER BOLOGNA
Head Coach
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MESSINA, ETTORE
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"This was a great and hard-earned victory we played under great pressure against a great team that had beaten us 4 times already this year. We played with an aggressive mentality, and we ran the court a lot, sometimes too much. We had a great balance between our defense and offense and we deserrved this victory. It will be an unexpected final game because Maccabi and Benetton were the favorites to advance. The key was that we stopped Benetton's power forwards, Nicola and Garbajosa, who couldn't find any good shots from the perimeter. Unfortunately after this semifinal game we will be very tired as Panathinaikos will be, and it will be a very difficult and physical game. I am happy because both Griffith and Becirovic played very well after they were injured for several months."
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KINDER BOLOGNA
Guard
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JARIC, MARCO
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"For us is not important what is the key. It was a difficult game. Everyone knew we lost the first three against them. This is areally important win. We played hard even if we eere not concistent during the game. In the final minutes we played together and took the win home. We played intelligent at the end. When we had a few points' gap, we gave the ball to Rashard and we found easy baskets. But like I said, it is a very difficult game when you play against Benetton. With only two days to go to the final, we must forget this victory and prepare the game against Panathinaikos. They are probably the most experienced team in the league."
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KINDER BOLOGNA
Forward
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GINOBILI, EMANUEL
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"It was a very hard game against a very, very good team, and was difficult for us to win. We did a great job on defense. This was important because on offense we took too many quick shots instead of going more inside. I didn't play a good game, just an average game. Probably I got out of my rhythm with the foul early in the game, and probably came back thinking too much about not committing fouls."
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KINDER BOLOGNA
Forward
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SMODIS, MATJAZ
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"It was a very very tough game, especially on defense. We started with a high level of concentration but also too much tension. But after a couple of minutes we lossened up and settled into our game."
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KINDER BOLOGNA
Guard
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BECIROVIC, SANI
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"We knew that the only way to beat Benetton would be to play great defense. We did it from the beginning, but in the 3rd and 4th quarters we strengthened our defense and that was what brought us to victory."
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