Defeating Trabzonspor 59-54 in the third match of the Turkish Basketball League play-off semi finals, leading 3-0 in the series and reaching the finals, Anadolu Efes coach Dusan Ivkovic stated his thoughts at the post-game press conference:
“It was a very challenging match. I would like to congratulate Trabzonspor. It was a difficult game, and Trabzonspor played very well. We had problems especially on offense in the first quarter. We only scored one of our 13 three pointer attempts in this part of the game. However, my lads later concentrated better on the game, and they managed to win this tough match. Congratulations to my lads. And I wish Trabzonspor the best of success...”