Nenad Markovic (JDA Dijon coach): “Congratulations to Orléans, they always believed in it in the second half, their performance was better than in the first. When we were eight points ahead at the start of the second half, we stopped playing. We never tried to make a mistake to stop a player, we conceded three three-pointers in a row. We reacted afterwards, but if defensively we were very good for a few minutes, it was not the case in attack, we circulated the ball badly and we missed shots. After the match against Malaga, many played a lot, there was fatigue and the opposing full-backs (Warren, Paie, Ulmer) scored too many points. We no longer had the legs or the mind fresh enough to change the course of the match at the end. “
Toni Katic (leader of JDA Dijon): “We lost an important game before the break. We should perhaps have led with more gap at half-time, that’s my feeling. In the third quarter, it was like a ‘blackout’, and then when we came back, they really put in some big shots while we missed ours. […] David (Holston) is our most important player, playing without him is very hard, and also without Jacques (Alingué) defensively who brings a lot of things. Yes, it impacted us, but should have found other solutions. “
Chris Warren (leader of Orleans): “After the tough loss last week, we played the way we wanted to. Before a break, it’s even better. So far, we only had two wins at home, which wasn’t enough. […] This (Saturday) night, it wasn’t just me against David Holston, it was Orleans against David Holston, and we managed to play together to win. ”
Germain Castano: “A beautiful face of Orleans”
Germain Castano (Orleans coach): “We saw a beautiful face from Orleans. It’s a real great collective victory, few guys get through. When you take less than 80 points away, you have a better chance of winning. Yes, we put in some big shots but they are also there for that. I really have the impression that everyone has contributed to the building, that’s what I appreciated. In the second half, we corrected the points conceded on second chance, we were really pushed around in the first rebound. […] LaMonte (Ulmer) is doing us a lot of good, his absence had hurt us a lot. Now we have to look ahead. There is nothing tastier than an away victory, even more so in Dijon, which I respect a lot. ”
