Rubén Burgos post first leg LF Endesa semifinals vs Casademont Zaragoza quotes

27/04/2023

Coach Rubén Burgos said after the game that "in a semifinal where there are only four teams left in the competition it's because they have done well, because they have played good basketball and it has been a great game. A pity that for this show, we would have suffered it, the MVP could not have been there. People would have enjoyed it more and it would have been a better show. Regarding the game, we have controlled well the defensive aspects that we wanted except that third quarter where they have come out with more momentum, with more rhythm and as always pushed by the public. In that quarter, although we scored, they raised their scoring averages. We conceded a lot of points in the paint, something we had worked on and we have to avoid because more than 80% of their points are in the paint. We managed to attack with good rhythm despite not having good percentages in three-point shooting, the fact of having played more possessions, run more, have more shots is what has opened the advantage. The imbalance in rebounding comes from there, if there are more shots in one hoop than in the other it is normal that this team rebounds more. We want to thank the effort of Raquel, who was injured, she played a great game on both sides of the court and we were able to return every shot that Zaragoza gave. Our players have been able to correct the mistakes and we have been able to be ourselves on the court. The tie against a great team like Zaragoza is open, here and in Copa we have lost by more so we have to recover physically, to prepare ourselves at 200% because we will surely see the competitive spirit of this team in Valencia. We would like to thank the players for their effort, the fans who have travelled from Valencia, the media who always give us coverage and even more on Sunday. Let's hope that people enjoy a semifinal game again".

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