Ataman: ”We started the game terribly, soft on defense...”

Defeated by Spain's Unicaja Malaga 79-68 in the 22nd-week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague game, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts at the post-game press conference:

"We started the game terribly, soft on defense, on offense with unbalanced shots. It is very difficult for us to motivate the players because we lost our chances for the playoffs and we are in the last spot in the standings. So, we have that problem, especially on the road. We went down by 15-16 points, but in the second half, we started playing our regular game. We played defense, and got better shot selection on offense, and came back. But we got tired, and Waczynski and Milosavljevic made excellent scores and won the game. Congratulations to Unicaja."

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  • Unicaja Malaga
  • Ergin Ataman