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Yannis Sapropoulos: "I do not judge my players if they have a bad night"
The Maccabi Tel Aviv coach tried to explain what did not work in the loss to Olympiacos: "The game was decided on a few things that could have been different - rebounds we missed, shots we missed, do not want it to have an effect on Basconia."
Bratzokas: "We did a great job on Wilbkin"
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 11:49 p.m.
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disappointment.
Sapropoulos (Photo: Danny Maron)
Big disappointment at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The Israeli champion lost tonight (Tuesday) 89:87 to Olympiacos after a great drama and overtime at Yad Eliyahu.
For the Yellows who missed a great opportunity to close the gap from the top 8, this is a fifth home loss of the season, and they will not have much time to recover: as early as Thursday, they will appear at the Basconia Hall.
Scotty Wilbkin excelled with 25 points but missed a crucial free throw, Elijah Bryant could have won the game but missed from half a yard.
"It was a close game as everyone saw, we fought to the end to get the win, the game was decided on a few things that could have been different," Yannis Sapropoulos concluded.
"One rebound we missed, an early foul that sent them to the line, some free throws we missed in legal time that were crucial. It's a bad result, we are not happy, but we will continue. We have another two days game against Basconia, our thinking is to forget this game and focus on the next game. I do not want this game to affect the next game. "
The Greek coach added: "I love my players and I do not judge them if they have a bad evening. Olympiacos crowded the color and did not let us score shots from the inside. We had free shots, but sometimes when you are completely free you miss, get in pressure and it goes on. "These are not mental and professional things, I will analyze the game with my players and not with you, I will tell them what I want to see differently. We will learn from this game."
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Satisfied with the work on Wilbkin.
Bratzokas (Photo: Danny Maron)
On the winning side, Yorgos Bratzokas concluded: "Both teams hesitated in the first quarter, but the second half was much better, especially for us, we did a great job on Wilbkin and moved the ball very well. I give the credit to the players, excellent team effort. We were much better. In the situations that Maccabi wants to play, especially against Wilbkin. Apart from some mistakes we made when we gave him two good shots, we did a good job. Maccabi has two teams, one with Hunter, and the substitutions in defense, and the other team with the other highs, need to know how to deal with it. "Our leader and he plays for his friends, he is not selfish, he is in a much better physical condition since the beginning of the season."
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