This is what the protagonists of the game had to say after the dust settled.
Parker on win at ALBA: "We fought till the end"
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TJ Parker, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
“Twenty turnovers is way too many in a game like this. And Berlin, you have to give them credit. They played with a lot of intensity. Our team made a good fight and got the stops we needed to get the W. We can win games in the EuroLeague with defense. Offense comes and goes. If we can take care of the basketball and make shots, we’re a good team.”
“I am glad we were able to win this game. Especially with all the turnovers that we had and with the offensive rebounds we gave up. But we fought till the end. It's a big win for us.”
Israel Gonzalez, ALBA Berlin
“We couldn’t make our shots. We chose a bad day to miss our shots. But I’m happy with the effort of the team and the defense we had today. We can improve but I think we are on a good path. The thing is we need to score when we are open.”
“Congratulations to ASVEL. They had a good effort to win the game. But I feel like a soccer coach. Sometimes you have so many shots on goal and the goalkeeper stops everything and the other teams scores once and you lose the game. That’s how I feel right now. We shot 22 more shots than them - most of them were good shots. A couple of them were not very good shots, but we missed. But I think we are on a good path. With all the problems that we have at the center position and without Marcus [Eriksson], we are doing good. We have to be patient and know that if we play more games like this we will have a lot of chances. But today I feel a little bit unlucky.”
Kostas Antetokounmpo, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
“We’re just trying to play hard together as a team. We’re trying to work at the defensive end. We made some mistakes, but our defense helped us.”
Chris Jones, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
“The objective was to get stops and keep them off the offensive rebounds. We really didn’t do too good of a job with the offensive rebounds - especially on the road. But we got stops when we needed them, and we executed down the stretch. We believe in each other. We have confidence. We’re trying to build something right now. Today was a big win for us and hopefully we just keep it going.”