Ataman: “We’ve changed our mindset to keep the score difference…”

Defeating Crvena Zvezda in the 22nd-week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, and winning the match after leading the score table for the entire match, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:

"We started off the match in a perfect way. We’ve played an amazing basketball within the first half. Our defense was effective and only let 30 points. Our team scored with Larkin and Beaubois on the offense. The first half was truly impressive. We’ve started off the second half the same way as well, then we’ve changed our mindset to keep the score difference and stopped playing basketball. We will play 3 matches in the following 5 days, and therefore we’ve rotated the unit a lot. We’ve let the rival team to comeback, but it is tough to bring down the 24-point difference. Micic joined us 3 weeks later but couldn’t play his game today, but I am certain of what a wonderful player he is and he will reflect his game on the court soon.”

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