In the second week of the EuroLeague, Fenerbahce Beko defeated Anadolu Efes 83-78. Head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius stated that they performed very well defensively.
At the press conference held after the derby played at the Basketball Development Center, the Lithuanian coach said, “I congratulate the team and the fans. We started the game with a very good mentality. We displayed a warrior spirit. We played excellent defense. We are a new team. We need to learn by winning and losing. It wasn’t actually a great victory. We need to learn from this. We need to be better under the basket. The three-point shots were very helpful for us in this victory.”
When asked whether they would make a transfer to replace Scottie Wilbekin, who will be out for a long time due to injury, Jasikevicius humorously responded, “We are interested in LeBron James. He said he couldn’t come because he has a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.”
• Tomislav Mijatovic: “We should learn lessons from this match”Anadolu Efes head coach Tomislav Mijatovic emphasized that they need to learn lessons from this defeat and avoid making the same mistakes again.
Highlighting the strong fight from both teams, the Croatian coach stated, “The result of the match did not go as we wanted. We showed a great character. We were not at our best today. Our shooting performance was not good. Until the last 2 minutes, the match could have gone either way. We had a chance to win. We must learn lessons from this match. We should not repeat the same mistakes. I congratulate Fenerbahce for their victory.”
