Making a statement at the press conference held after the match at Ülker Sports and Event Hall, Jasikevicius started his speech by congratulating Panathinaikos and Ergin Ataman.
Stating that they were bad in terms of basketball and mentality at the beginning of the game, Jasikevicius said, “We fought more in the last period, but then we made childish ball losses. What really worries me is the team’s lack of unity. From a basketball perspective, I thought, ‘Why did Panathinaikos put pressure on us, why couldn’t we put pressure?’ “They were communicating as a team, but we were in separate rooms. It is very important to be united. We started the last period with a different picture, but we only played well for 15 minutes. You cannot beat the last champion like this.” he said.
Emphasizing that they need to talk to fix the problems in the team, the Lithuanian coach said, “The point is not to do something when everything is going well. In the first 2 quarters, the team was at different points, there was no communication. In the last 2 quarters, they were talking to each other. These worry me and we need to fix them.” He concluded his words by saying.
