PPablo Laso, coach of Real Madrid, did not hesitate to admit, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the second game of the Euroleague playoff, that “it was a very good game” for his players, although he added that “there is a lot of series left” .
“I think it was a very good game. In the first quarter, both teams played with a lot of energy, imposing attacks on the defenses. For us, the positive reading of the game was the defense in the second and third quarters. We got a A very wide victory that in the playoff means what it means. There is a lot of series left, but I am very happy with the 2-0”, said Laso.
We have worked hard to get to this point in the season, but having the field factor is important and keeping the advantage for the rest of the series, too.
“We’re happy. We’ve worked hard to get to this point in the season, but having the field factor is important and maintaining the advantage for the rest of the series, too. I’d be wrong if I were exultant. We respect Maccabi a lot and they have great players”, added the coach.
With these two games, Real Madrid seems to have shaken off the evil fate of the many defeats in the first few months of the year. “The state of mind comes with victories or defeats and you can’t buy victories, you have to win them. The most important thing is to be a team and these victories have been team victories,” Laso stressed.
The state of mind comes with victories or defeats and you can’t buy victories, you have to win them. The most important thing is to be a team and these victories have been team
Real Madrid is the only team that has managed to win the first two games. “There is one of my coaching staff who said that Bayern did not win a game against Bara. And another who said that Anadolu Efes had it easy, but the playoffs are unpredictable. If we think about being very happy, we will not make a mistake,” he warned. .
In Tel Aviv, the story may be different. “All the games we play in Tel Aviv I expect the same, a great atmosphere and more with a team like this one with great scorers who are going to support them to death. We still have to win a game to win the series,” Pablo Laso concluded. .
The Maccabi coach, resigned
The other side of the coin was represented by Avi Even, resigned after the review that Madrid gave his team. Avi Even, coach of Maccabi, did not hesitate to admit that his team completed “a very bad game” against Real Madrid, which won 95-66, and that they did “badly in all aspects”.
It was a very bad game, we did poorly in all aspects and now we have to find a way to recover
“It was a very bad match, we did poorly in all aspects and now we have to find a way to recover from these two losses,” Even said.
“There’s nothing else, that’s all,” Avi Even finished.
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