Ergin Ataman: “It is important to win these kind of matches…”

Defeating Gaziantep Basketbol with a breathtaking game 88-83 in the 7th-week road match of ING Basketball Super League game, two days later the Euroleague-Olympiacos victory, Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman stated his thoughts post-game:

“It was a good match. Gaziantep is a team that plays smart basketball and with capacity. We were tired. Playing in Athens two days ago and playing today as well is tough. Dunston had an injury, also Simon had a pull in his groin right at the beginning at the match and so we couldn’t use him. Dunston’s deficiency was mostly felt on defense. It is important to win these kinds of matches in the end, there are interesting matches happening in the league, therefore it holds importance to return Istanbul with a victory. We will prepare for our Euroleague match now.”  

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