Valencia Basket- Bàsquet Girona post-game quotes: Pedro Martínez

07/12/2024

"In the first half, Bàsquet Girona played very well, they played better than us, they gave us a dose of our own medicine. They ran the fast break very well, were very vertical, passed the ball well, shot well, and were better than us. This is a reality in the ACB League; it’s very tough. I think our first half was improvable, especially on defense, but we don’t always have to look at ourselves. Sometimes we also need to look at what the opponent is doing, and when they do things very well, all we can do is congratulate them if they win. If they had been able to maintain the pace they had in the first half in the second half, they would have been better than us and would have deserved the victory. What we did well is that in the second half, we improved our offense, our defense, we ran more, we rebounded well, and that balanced the game, but what was evident in the first half was a team playing better than the other. Still, it was just one point of what we lost in the first half, but their game was better than ours, and that was a reality. When the other team plays better, you either lose or react, which is what we did in the second half. But we must give credit to what Girona did in the first half because they surprised us, and what I give them the most credit for is that they surprised us using our own weapons. It shouldn’t be a surprise for us that they get offensive rebounds, run the break, score in the first few seconds, or score after we make a basket. Because that’s what we want, and they did it better than us. Fortunately, we were able to react in the second half, but that’s how it is in the ACB League; it’s very tough.”


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