Head coach of Avtodor Donaldas kairis noted that the reason for the defeat against Khimki (74: 79) was a large number of losses for the Saratov team.
“I congratulate Khimki on the victory. They controlled the game, although both teams made many mistakes.
I am happy for my players who fought on the selection and won it. It’s a pity that we didn’t manage to play reasonably in the second half. We made too many losses. A couple of losses less, score a couple of penalties and maybe it would be even more interesting.
Overall, I’m happy for the young guys; everyone got game minutes and used them well enough. I hope this game will help us to raise our confidence a little and become better, ” the official website of the VTB League reports.
Rajon Rondo: ” LeBron’s Game is contagious
Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo noted the selfless performance of his teammate LeBron James in Sunday ‘s game against the clippers (112: 103).
“Some episodes in LeBron’s performance went unnoticed, but we should pay tribute to him . In one of the episodes, he was framed for Marcus Morris. In another, he fell on the floor behind the ball.
When the oldest player on the court does something like this, everyone else should follow their example. LeBron’s game is contagious , ” Rondo reports ESPN.
Rimas Kurtinaitis: “We have to fight for every ball»
Head coach of “Khimki” Rimas Kurtinaitis was dissatisfied with the game of his team in the final quarter of the match with “Avtodor” (79: 74), in which it lost with the score 12:26.
“The most important thing is to win. The setup was to give a little more rest to the leading players and give time to those who spend less time on the court.
Of course, the fourth quarter doesn’t suit me. I think those of our players who were on the court during the fourth quarter should not have looked at the result in “+21″ and thought that somehow, but we will finish the game. We have to fight for every ball, for every rebound, to score from under the ring. We have to do this, but not everything worked out today.
It’s good that we won. We will prepare for the Euroleague match, ” the official website of the VTB League informs Kurtinaitis.