Valencia Basket- 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys post-game quotes: Pedro Martínez

20/12/2024

"First of all, congratulations to Lietkabelis. They deserved to win, they played very well, especially in the third quarter, moving the ball in the right direction, finding very good shots, and playing good defense. We never felt comfortable with our offensive game at any point in the match, but they dominated us, especially in the third quarter. We would have liked to win, but it's also true that not everything is about winning. When you stray from the identity of what you want to be, the result doesn’t matter. What’s important is that what you do is directly related to what you train for and what you want to become. So, even if we had won, it wouldn’t have been a day to be very happy. If it serves as a lesson, fantastic, but I think it’s been a tough one for us. We must also consider some situations that could be an excuse, but we’ve been playing many games in a row. Today, we were missing an interior player, which caused some players to be out of their usual positions. Defensively, it was already visible in the first half, although I think we were up by 12 points at halftime, we were struggling to defend well. We played with little intensity and not many fouls, and I don’t think it’s a matter of willpower, as it’s clear that the players want it, but more of physical freshness, not from the fatigue of the games we've played, but from mental freshness, being well-prepared to play a tough game. Altogether, it leads to having bad feelings throughout the game"


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