By Stefan Djordjevic/ info@eurohoops.net
Anadolu Efes and Barcelona Lassa will clash in Turkey for the last spot in the EuroLeague Final Four. Traditionally, Game 5 has been won by the home team and Efes coach Ergin Ataman counts on the fans to help them reach the Final Four for the first time since 2001:
“Barcelona Lassa has a very good roster and a very experienced technical staff which I respect so much. They beat us by playing tough basketball in the last game played in Spain. But now it is our turn. With the motivation from our fans, by playing the basketball we played during the whole season in a tough and a smart way, we must win the return game and must go to Final Four -which we deserved- all together”, he said.
Adrien Moerman – who has been averaging 11.8 points, 5.3 boards and 1.8 assists in the series so far – added: “The last game for the Final Four… We will play against Barcelona Lassa in the fifth game and will try our best to win this game to open the key to the Final Four. We and Barcelona Lassa both won one at home and one on the road in playoffs. The two teams know each other very well. We have the crowd advantage. What we must do is to play our regular game like we did during the entire season, fight for every ball and concentrate for 40 minutes. I know that we are a good team and we can win every game when we have our fans behind us.”