Finally, Pistiolis, who scored 35 points against Anadolu Efes and made 10 out of 10 at Galatasaray Nef, spoke cautiously. Greek coach Andreas Pistiolis, who changed the fate of Galatasaray Nef since the day he took over the team, said after the 105-70 Anadolu Efes victory, “We’re ahead 1-0 yet. We’re not done yet. We have to keep our concentration high and keep fighting.”
Greek coach Andreas Pistiolis continues to work wonders at Galatasaray Nef. Pistiolis, who is Aslan’s head coach with 7 games before the end of the regular season in the ING Basketball Super League, first won all of these matches and carried the team to the Play-Off. Then, defeating Bahçeşehir College in 2 matches in the quarter-finals and making 9 out of 9, Pistiolis started the Anadolu Efes series in the semi-finals with this great series. Even though Anadolu Efes is the clear favorite, the Euroleague Champion, despite playing both in the first match and away, Galatasaray Nef managed to beat their opponents by 35 points with an incredible score of 105-70. Thus, Galatasaray seized the field advantage in the series, while Pistiolis achieved its 10th victory in the 10th match.
‘We showed our capacity’
Pistiolis, who managed to become the lover of Galatasaray fans in a short time, does not give up on his precautions despite the magnificent victory against Ephesus. “We are still ahead 1-0,” said the Greek coach, in a statement after the different win, “We are not done yet. We showed our capacity and we did not give up seriousness. We have to keep our concentration high and keep fighting. We are playing the Play-Off series. We will look at the next two games and have good results.” “Of course, things will be different when we have the home advantage, because we know we will have a huge fan power behind us,” he said.
Captain Göksenin: We beat the best
Team captain Göksenin Köksal stated that they will never take a step back in the series and said, “We thank our fans here. Anadolu Efes is the best team in Europe. We played with the awareness of this, we came out to win. We are Galatasaray! It doesn’t matter who we play with. We said it will not be easy. The series It ends at three. We have the field advantage right now. I hope we can defend in this way and play with percentage in attack and win the second game. We led the half with 9 points. After that, we played with a serious percentage and knocked Anadolu Efes out of the game. We have to play like this. They are the Euroleague Champions. “It’s a pride for Turkish basketball. That’s why we’re not going to take a step back. We want to reach the finals,” he said.
Canaan: The plan of the match was great
Another Galatasaray Nef player, Isaiah Canaan, who contributed significantly to the Efes victory, said, “It was an incredible night. We trained very well during the week. We were looking forward to this match. Coach came up with a great game plan. We stayed together throughout the game. Efes will be more ready for the next game. We will try to come better prepared for this match. Coach carried us to good points. It sends us to the right spots so that we can use our abilities. We believe in ourselves. The whole technical team and coach believe in us. We are always on the field with great self-confidence. We are not just a player. We are a team. Just one player doesn’t make a difference. This is our strength,” he said.
MATCH 2 IN THE AMAZING SERIES TODAY
Galatasaray, which started the semi-final series with a 1-0 advantage by beating Euroleague Champion Anadolu Efes with a historical margin of 105-70 in the first match, and gained the field advantage, will once again be the guest of the Dark Blue-White team for the 2nd match today. Aslan will try to bring the series to 2-0 in this fight. In the semi-finals series, where the winner of 3 wins will make their name to the final, Anadolu Efes, who is tired of Final-Four, aims to equalize the situation at home. 2nd place in the regular season, Efes eliminated Karşıyaka 2-1 in the quarterfinals, and 3rd place in the regular season, Galatasaray, had previously beat another European champion Bahçeşehir 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
