By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Coming off its dominating performance and massive win against FC Barcelona Lassa on the road, Anadolu Efes will face the Spanish side at the Palau Blaugrana again on Friday. On Wednesday, Ergin Ataman’s team went up 2-1 in the EuroLeague Playoffs best-of-five series behind Shane Larkin’s MVP-caliber performance.
Ataman, 53, warned: “The story of each game in the playoffs is totally different. On Friday, there will be a new game and a new fight. We must play good basketball, must share the ball in offense and show resistance in defense.”
Larkin, 26, added: “The game will again be a very competitive and tough one. It will be a win or go home game for our opponent and a win and go to Final Four game for us. Both teams will play with all of the energy and the intensity they can.”
Efes will advance to the 2019 Final Four with a win. In the event of a loss, the two clubs will return to Turkey next week for a deciding Game 5.