By Kostas Giataganas/ info@eurohoops.net
Eurohoops caught up with KC Rivers after the game and he talked on the upcoming tough game against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, the team’s position, Nick Calathes’ absence and the 7-0 home court record.
The 30-year-old guard expects a tough game in Belgrade: “It will be a hostile environment, with a tough atmosphere. It is reverse for us, because we usually have the tough atmosphere. We have to play our basketball, stay together as a team, like we did tonight and do what we can do get a win.”
He also commented on the Panathinaikos being in the top-4: “I think our confidence is high enough. We have one loss against a good Zalgiris team, but for the most part we have been playing well. It is the little things we have to do to keep getting better and staying together as a unit is the most important thing.”
Moreover, KC Rivers stated how the team collectively managed to fill in Nick Calathes’ gap against Maccabi: “We were very confident. We have a lot of guys who can handle the, can attack, and create for everybody. The assists were spread out amongst many of us, and as a team we managed to cover what Nick does.”
Finally, Rivers commented on the team’s 7-0 home court record: “Its good for us. The crowd is behind us. We all played well collectively, we shared the ball and overall everything went great.”