The coach of Barça, Roger Grimau, He assured that “character” was the decisive factor in the victory of the Barça team this Thursday in extra time of the third game of the Euroleague basketball quarterfinals against Olympiacos (80-82).
“Today the words are belief and trust. We knew from the first moment how hard the series was going to be and today we had a couple of moments in which the game was complicated, but we have relied on character, quality and believing the entire teameither. The players are very good, but today character has given us the victory,” he summarized.
Grimau highlighted that winning such a close game means “an extra amount of energy” that the Barça team will need in the fourth game of the series.and. “We are aware that these are points: we lost the first, and we have won the second and the third. We are going for the fourth. “We are happy for having won and played a good game, but this has not been decided,” he remarked.
Praise for Abrines
The Barcelona coach praised the “defensive exercise” and the ability of his players to score in the decisive actions of the matchand also highlighted the work of forward Alex Abrines: “The two triples (in the fourth quarter) have given us a lot, but the defenses he made to hold out in the game and not beat us are shoddy. “He is a very committed player, the captain,” stated the Barça coach.
2024-04-30 22:04:06
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