|
PANATHINAIKOS
Head Coach
|
|
OBRADOVIC, ZELJKO
|
|
|
|
"I'm very satisfied with the win and I would like to congratulate all of my players. We studied Maccabi's game very well and our tactical plan worked out perfectly. Maccabi is a great team, but tonight, we were better."
|
|
|
PANATHINAIKOS
Forward
|
|
BODIROGA, DEJAN
|
|
|
|
"We won agaist a big and strong team. The key? We played smart on offense and hard on defense. We started out very concentrated. We knew that Maccabi was likely to play the game next to the basket, but we played great defense and were smart on offense moving the ball. Now it is another final, and we have to stay focused for that."
|
|
|
PANATHINAIKOS
Forward
|
|
ALVERTIS, FRAGISKOS
|
|
|
|
"It was a big fight against a great oponent, but we played really concentrated and did a great job on rebounds. So now we are in the finals and we are happy. Big size isn't always the most important thing. Middleton and Papadopoulos did a great job tonight to help us win."
|
|
|
PANATHINAIKOS
Forward
|
|
KUTLUAY, IBRAHIM
|
|
|
|
"We came to Bologna to win this game. We believed before the game that we could beat Maccabi because we are a better team and we proved it in the game. Our first target is already achieved, and with success. I hope that on Sunday we will celebrate one more victory in the final."
|
|
|
PANATHINAIKOS
Forward
|
|
MIDDLETON, DARRYL
|
|
|
|
"We did a great job under the basket. We showed we were ready for a big game like this. It was great revenge after losing last season's final to them, so we are quite happy."
|
|
|
PANATHINAIKOS
Guard
|
|
MULAOMEROVIC, DAMIR
|
|
|
|
"I made the clutch layup, but it was probably good luck. I shot without thinking about it. I was not lucky with other shots that rolled around the rim and fell out before that. But everyone has played a good game tonight. We won as a team."
|
|