sarunas jasikevicusBarcelona coach, commented that they had “deserved the victory” against Real Madrid and that “the almost initial advantage of 20 points was totally unexpected” for them.
“I think we deserved the victory. We knew that after the last few games Madrid would want to react and it helped us a lot to be very successful at the start. The early 20-point lead was totally unexpected. We have lost concentration in some moments, but we have recovered it and we have finished the game well” Jasikevicius said.
Since he has been coach of Barcelona, the Lithuanian coach has not lost in Madrid, 6 out of 6. “This result is good, we are very happy and proud, but we have to be intelligent and knowing that the next matches start from scratch”I observe.
“We were waiting for Real Madrid’s reaction, and It’s not easy to play being 20 up, I don’t know if you understand me. In modern basketball, a team like Madrid can put you 10-0 in a couple of minutes”, continued the Lithuanian coach.
Barcelona did not physically dominate Real Madrid, according to their coach. “When you make 4-5 triples in the first minutes everything seems very nicebut we haven’t physically dominated Real Madrid because with their height it’s almost impossible”, he pointed out.
The Barcelona coach spoke about the suspended game against UCAM Murcia this weekend: “It’s not good for us. It was planned and now they will put it in March where there are no more games”Sarunas Jasikevicius lamented.