Ergin Ataman: We got a very important victory

After defeating Lithuania’s Zalgiris Kaunas team 85-71 in the 30th-week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman made comments at the press conference held after the match.

Stating that they started the match very well according to the statements on Anadolu Efes’ official website, Ergin Ataman said that they had a very important victory.

Ergin Ataman’s statements are as follows:

“We tried to concentrate very well in this game because after our two losses last week, this game was very important for us. We started the game very well, we implemented our defensive strategy very well. We were very effective in defensive rebounds and we stopped Ulanovas in offense. On offense we shared the ball well. We found good positions in good duos with Larkin, Micic and Beaubois. We took control of the game in the first half. The third quarter went well for us as well. We improved our defense further in this section with Larkin, Micic and Beaubois to score points on the fast break and have a big advantage. “In the last quarter, the rival coach Zdovc changed his team and returned to the five short games, which caused us some difficulties in the matchups. They found extra points especially with Cavanaugh in these minutes. As a result, we controlled the whole game and got a very important win at the Zalgirio Arena.”