Yukatel Merkezefendi Municipality Basket Head Coach Zafer Aktaş, who lost 90-79 to TOFAŞ and fell behind in the Play-Off race, said, “I mentioned this before the match, but we couldn’t win that battle. Especially after the offensive rebounds we gave, the second chance numbers injured us. We need to focus on this issue.” .
Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediye Basket, one of the flash teams of the season in the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League, lost their last 2 away games and fell behind in the Play-Off race. After losing against Pınar Karşıyaka 92-76 in the outside field, Denizli representative, who lost 90-79 against TOFAŞ in Bursa yesterday, had 4 wins in 10 weeks.
Merkezefendi will host Fenerbahce Beko, the leader of the league and EuroLeague, on Sunday this week. Stating that rebounds are decisive in front of TOFAŞ, Head Coach Zafer Aktaş said, “I mentioned this before the match, but we couldn’t win that battle. Especially after the offensive rebounds we gave, the second chance numbers injured us. We need to focus on this issue.” (DHA)
