Ataman: “Our defense was outstanding…”

Defeating Bayern Munich 88-63 in the 25th-week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, and achieving the victory series of 10 matches in a row, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:

"Before I share my thoughts about the game I would like to express my happiness about Bryant Dunston’s return. Our doctor gave permission for him to play after the latest checkup. He will be able to begin the training with the team after tomorrow, I believe that he will be ready to play two weeks later. It holds great importance for him to join us. About the match, after the first 3-minute slow tempo we called a time-out and begin to play with our tempo afterward. It is tough to analyze the entire game but our defense was outstanding, we closed in very well. We lacked Larkin, our most scoring player, but we’ve played perfectly as a team and won. Of course, I congratulate the Bayern Munich team that lacked two important players, Kopponen and Djedovic. We continue our way."