By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona needs one more win in the next two games in order to go to Berlin, but according to Alex Abrines who had an amazing Game 3, nothing can be taken for granted.
The Spanish guard expects from Lokomotiv Kuban to fight until the end: “I think we did a very good job, on offense and defense. We deserved this win. It is a step forwards and we have to finish the series on Thursday. I am feeling well, physically speaking, without injury problems. I am working for those problems not to show up again and that is showing on the court. On good days like this, you see the rim really big and everything you shoot goes in. It was one of those days, so I tried to make the most out of it and help the team in the best way possible. It would be great to make it to the Final Four at Palau Blaugrana, in front of our fans, and we have that option. The series is 2-1 and nothing is done yet. Lokomotiv deserves to be here and will make things hard for us. Thursday’s game will be difficult because we have to close the series. We have it in our hands and have to win to go to the Final Four. I think we are able to win again if we play with good rhythm. We had a great atmosphere at Palau Blaugrana: our fans gave us the strength we needed when they got closer. It is also their win.”
Juan Carlos Navarro added: “I think we did a very good job today and we are now one step away from the Final Four. That road win comes with the reward that now we have two chances to get that win, but we will try to do it on Thursday. It is very difficult to always do well in this competition. Olympiacos made it to the final last season and didn’t reach the playoffs. It is a tough competition, getting stronger every year. We have to focus on what we do and that is winning one more game. Alex Abrines helped us a lot, breaking the game open since the second quarter. He had a great game. I am happy for him and the team. The most important thing right now is winning on Thursday.”