“We have gained a very important victory today. We have a very tough fixture. We have played a bad game in the first half and we have had many turnovers. The reaction of the team in the second half was very important. We have gained 20-point difference within the second half. I congratulate our team players because we played today’s game after the 2 tough games we have played in Euroleague and our players expended a major energy today…”

Anadolu Efes’s successful player Can Maxim also stated his thoughts in the press conference: “We couldn’t reflect the game we have wanted to play to the arena but we played well in the second half with character. It was a major come back today from a big score difference. We are happy that we have won. I wish success to Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the games onwards.”