The coach of Panathinaikos, Dusko Ivanovic stated after the game against Alba Berlin: "This victory was very important for us. ALBA plays excellent defense and regarding intensity they are probably the best team in Europe. We had big problems with that in the first half. ALBA played tough and we didn't. In the second half, we picked up the pace better and reacted stronger. Maybe the crucial moment changing the game was when we started to play with three big men on the floor. This year, we hadn't played away as well as we did at home, but maybe this game will change that and we'll start to win on the road, too."
