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Barcelona have not taken the opportunity to advance to the four finalists and will now have to play a decisive fifth game in the quarter-final series. After the defeat in St. Petersburg, head coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius did not hide his disappointment, but took full responsibility.
| Man of the match | |
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EFF 2. 3 |
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Kevin Pangos |
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Points |
22 |
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Precision |
8-15 |
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Bounces |
two |
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Effective transfers |
8 |
“Congratulations to Xavi (Pascual) and Zenit. They were obviously the only team that came to fight from the opening minutes, Jasikevičius said. – They gave physicality and were worthy of victory. I have to take responsibility because I didn’t hit the team. “
“I did my best to prepare and prepare the team. I said how ready they would be. There is nothing in life for nothing. Obviously, as a coach, I did not do a good job. I will try to get better at the head of my men before the game decisive in Barcelona.
It is very painful for me to lose the first half in this way with only three fouls. Also, losing the fight for bounced balls, “added the strategist.
– How did the team spend the day between the two games in St. Petersburg?
– I think it is very important to disconnect in this situation. We, the coaches, toured the beautiful places in St. Petersburg, most of the players were in the hotel. We review the record from the previous game to find out what we did well and what we did wrong. We were in the hotel for four days, so like I said, disconnecting in those moments is important.
But it is one thing to prepare and quite another to fight until the end until you can no longer stand. To reach the final four, you must fight with all your might before you can stand up. But … I don’t do my job well enough if my players don’t get full force.
– In what minute did you realize that you would not win today?
– Basketball is very fast now. You never know what will happen and when. I thought we had done a couple of snippets and it looked like we could go back. But the most difficult thing is that we lost even before the game. In its preparation, state of mind and other aspects.
If you lose 15-17 points, it doesn’t always mean the end, because in basketball these days, things change very fast.
– Doesn’t it seem that the players sometimes decide for themselves which matches have a clear result and thus they are saved?
– It is very difficult to answer this question. I don’t know why we lost 48 points in the first half of the first game. I don’t know why we lost 25 points in the first half today.
I keep repeating my respect for Zenit. As I said, as a coach I don’t do my job because my players probably don’t think Zenit is a good team.
– What will happen if you lose the fifth game?
– I dont know. We haven’t lost the series yet and we have a chance to win. We fought for home-court advantage all season, which we lost in the first game but recovered in the third.
We have to go to fight without thinking about what is going to happen. But, as always, when such things happen, someone has to take responsibility. Now it doesn’t matter what happens. It is important that we fight and give everything in the square.
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