Anadolu Efes hosted Olympiacos in the 11th week of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Anadolu Efes came from behind and won 81-72 against its strong opponent. Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman made statements after the match.
Anadolu Efes, the champion of the last 2 years in Euroleague, managed to recover despite not making a good start to the season as expected. He continued his rise by winning the critical match of Olympiakos (82-71) after winning 3 games.
Anadolu Efes coach Ergin Ataman, who won his 6th match in the 11th match, said: “Of course it was a very important match for us. We didn’t have a good start to the game, we made a lot of turnovers in the first half and gave control of the game to Olympiakos. After the speech we made in the locker room, we increased our defensive strength, and we started to share the ball more in offense. We were effective in half-court attacks by increasing the pass traffic. That’s how we took control and came up with numbers with Rodrigue Beaubois, Vasilije Micic and Will Clyburn. Despite the absence of Amath M ‘Baye, it is very important for us to be able to win this match. Euroleague is a very long marathon, of course it is important to start well, but I would prefer to finish the league in the best place as in the last years, rather than starting well.”
