By Dionysis Aravantinos/ info@eurohoops.net
As the coach of Real Madrid explained: “Congrats to PAO, they deserved the victory from the first 10 seconds. We started the game with a 20-2 so I don’t know what I am doing here. They outplayed us and they really wanted the game. We were just waiting. It’s not a very good night for us, but this game is finished we have to think again and we will be back here in 48 hours. Of course, playing with Campazzo and Sergio Llull is difficult for us, but we had problems during the whole year and this is not something that you are going to hear from me”.
Asked if he was jealous of the way Panathinaikos played, Laso answered: “I am not jealous of any other team. I love my team and we are together when we win and when we lose. We are playing against one of the biggest teams in Europe and we should be ready for those games. Panathinaikos played great and they deserved the win”.
According to Lasso, after all, the problem of Madrid was not basketball related in Game one: “Can I ask you something? Do you think it was a tactical game today? I am not worried about that. There have been teams that have won despite not having the home court advantage. We have to play our best basketball in order to win Panathinaikos. This game is finished, we have another one in 48 hours”.
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