Defeating Real Madrid team 88-83 in the 5th-playoff match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:
"It was a great playoff series for us. Firstly, I would like to congratulate my friend Pablo Laso and Real Madrid players. They never gave up throughout the series. We had the chance to go up with the score difference, we were leading with 12 points but they came back again. They had the chance to win the match as well. It wasn’t our best game. Larkin and Beaubois finished the first half with 0 points. We were under a lot of pressure. We started to score with Beaubois and Simon in the third quarter. Micic read the game perfectly. Our rival came back in the final quarter, and we’ve given them a lot of offensive rebounds. We were unlucky. They’ve scored three-pointers with offensive rebounds. We’ve won the series after Simon and Larkin found their rhythm and we are on our way to Final Four.”