THE Olympic won with 90-64 the AEK In the playoffs of the Basket League and qualified for the finals, now turning his interest in EuroLeague Final 4, with George Bardzokas being a fascist for the injured of his team.
Against AEK, Olympiacos did not have Papanikolaou, Fournier and Williams Gokos, but Bardzokas made it clear that all three are expected to be at his disposal for Euroleague Final 4.
Bartzoka’s statements
“First of all, I congratulate AEK, AEK’s organization, coaches and players for winning the third place in the Champions League. They made a very serious effort this year and are worthy of praise. We wanted to finish the series today. We had several players outside the rotation to go to the next step of the year for us, which is the Euroleague Final Four. The fact that we received 25 points in the second half, we had 25 assists and managed the situation to win AEK so easily, shows our quality, even though we had enough – down in our game, especially some possessions we gave in their hands and found points. But I think we controlled the game, we won and now, as I told you, we can concentrate on our next goal. “
Asked about the absences: “They have some small issues that while they could play, we preferred not to risk it so they are ready for the Final Four. They had petty bodies, I mean they were not completely healthy, but it’s nothing serious. “
As to whether he was concerned about something in the course of the game: “Look, I think when we hurried in the second quarter, when we got a difference of 13-14 points and started performing in a hurry without having patience, it’s a basketball we aren’t used to playing, so AEK reduced to three points in the past. All three of our main regional, Goku, Wokap, Fournier and Vildoza were out so we had to manage the situation somewhat differently in that quarter, but I think it can’t be a comparison. They are other people, it is another chemistry of the team with some players, another chemistry with others. “