The coach of Panathinaikos Dusko Ivanovic stated after the 4rth game against CSKA Moscow: "We missed some more effort and power to win this game and tie the series. We didn't play great basketball, but we showed patience and tried a lot in defense. Suddenly in the third quarter we stopped playing the same way and the result is normal. We didn't have the same accuracy from behind the arc as we did on Monday and from the other side, CSKA played better in defense. I think that we tried hard in both the home games, but CSKA was a better team. Going back to the Top 16, I think that we could have had higher ranking and played against a more suitable team. I appreciate very much the support of our fans during the whole game and especially at the end. The atmosphere was impressive. Our fans helped the players to give something extra."
The coach of CSKA, Dimitris Itoudis, said: "I think we got the message in Game 3 when Panathinaikos really came out hard in the second quarter, tied the game, and then in the third quarter came out with high intensity. They had really good ball movement and made a lot of shots. We did not give them that opportunity today. I think that 55 points we allowed today in their home, with such great atmosphere, speaks that we are also a good defensive team. That we can defend well. It is not about me, it is about CSKA. Today was the performance of CSKA. I want to give thanks from the bottom of my heart to the fans who gave me recognition for all we did as a coaching staff with coach Zeljko Obradovic for Panathinaikos."
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