The coach of Barça, Sarunas Jasikeviciusrefused to talk about a possible fifth game in the four-final series against Bayern Munichwhich the Catalan side will avoid, with consequent access to the Final Four of the Euroleague, if they win this Friday in Germany.
“We’re going with the idea of playing our game and winning the game tomorrow,” assured the Lithuanian coachwho expects “more of the same” from an opponent who “is risking his life”.
“I expect a very physical game, on the verge of a free kick with a lot of pressure on the ball and, especially, on Calathes. If we are not at this level of demand it will be very difficult to win, at least we have to match their intensity,” added Jasikevicius.
Opportunities for the bounce
Regarding Bayern’s dominance in the offensive rebound, the Barça coach wanted to see the glass as half full: “We have defended very well, they are failing and there are more opportunities for the rebound. When you defend there are more chances to lose the defensive rebound, because there are a lot of bad shots and long rebounds.“.
For his part, andBarça center Brandon Davies assured that he is “well” and “ready to play tomorrow” after suffering a spectacular fall in Wednesday’s game, in which he hit his right shoulder -the same one that was injured at the end of March-, although he was able to reappear later during the match.