Sasa Obradovic (Red Star Belgrade coach): “Above all, I would like to dedicate this victory to one of my friends, who died today, Mileta Lisica (passed notably through Limoges and Le Mans), who was part of my generation, champion at the Red Star in 1993, as well than to his family and loved ones. Regarding the game, it all started for us in the second quarter. Our two Americans Jordan Loyd and Corey Walden dominated statistically (49 points, 6/10 to 3 points, 14 fouls provoked, 9 cumulative interceptions between them!), But the whole team delivered a good performance, especially in the absence of Johnny O’Bryant.
In the end, with our intensity and our state of mind, we deserved our victory, away from home. It was very important for us after two losses in a row. Regarding Jordan and Corey, we knew what type of players we were dealing with, aggressive, capable of being efficient and consistent. Finally, I would also like to dedicate the victory to my friends from Monaco (ASM coach from February 2019 to March 2020, Obradovic lost five times at the Astroballe, twice in the regular season and three times during of the 2019 final won by Asvel). “
TJ Parker (Asvel trainer): “In the first half, we started well, we made stops. But after, from the second quarter, we relax. On several sequences, we defend well 20 seconds and we make a mistake at the end of possessions that we pay cash. We do not fight on the balloons lying around, where it’s 50-50, offensive rebounds. The bench was not ready. In the second half they wanted more, that’s all. Their Americans were good and we didn’t do the job defensively.
Does this worry me? Not especially. The players know what to do. We showed it in Valencia, in Vitoria. They also need to find some rhythm. We have to concentrate on Friday now (reception of Zenit Saint-Petersburg). Matches like that can happen, but we have to turn the page and sound the alarm. “
David Lighty (Asvel) : “They played better than us in all areas, the fight, the rebound … We could not match their intensity, it was seen at the mark. We knew Loyd and Walden could do that, that they were their main threat. We have to be better in defense, in intensity, to talk to each other more. Now, there is no need to worry, think, or cry. But use that for Friday and learn from our mistakes. “
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