Dusko Ivanovic stated after the game against Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade: "In the first quarter, we played great on offense and defense. In the second quarter, our opponent played harder and we lost our patience. The win is very important for us and I am satisfied with the reaction from my players at the last 5 minutes of the game. I think that patience and good defense in the fourth quarter were the keys to this game. I think that our main problem tonight and is that we had an easy start and got a 20-point lead and after that, we lost our intensity. We recovered in the fourth quarter."
The coach of Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade, Dejan Radonjic said: "Panathinaikos started the game great, with good defense. We came back because we played smart in the second quarter. In the last quarter, we were up by 5 points, but Panathinaikos's experience punished every turnover we made on the floor. I am satisfied in general with my players' performance."
