“It was a difficult game today. Darüşşafaka Doğuş is a good team and they are in superb form. In Europe, they have defeated big teams like Fenerbahçe, CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid. Defeating a team like that naturally makes you feel good. We had a quite good and energetic start into the game. We were well-concentrated as we had to be. We experienced difficulties with Wilbekin and Clyburn’s one-one-ones. These players are able to score even when the odds are against them. As I said, we were well-concentrated throughout the match and got the victory. We had Samet on the court when Dunston and Brown were in foul trouble, and Samet did a very good job. His great performance today was a very important boost for us.”

Anadolu Efes’s prolific player Samet Geyik also stated his thoughts: “After the match against Galatasaray Odeabank last week, we had our sights set on another win here. Darüşşafaka Doğuş is a very strong team. Our only loss in the Turkish League is against Banvit. We have been going pretty well, and we were planning to maintain that form. It was a great win not only to strengthen our position, but to overcome a very strong opponent of ours. We will now start preparing for Real Madrid, and step on the court to win.”