Djordjevic: "Our goal is to improve our game"

The coach of Panathinaikos, Aleksandar Djordjevic stated after the game against Zielona Gora: "I think that we had the proper approach to the defensive needs of the game and that was the critical factor for us to win. We advanced to the Top 16, but we should have made it earlier and not just in Game 9 of the group. Zielona Gora came here without its power forwards and our big men took advantage of their weakness. When you win by 30 points in a Euroleague game you have not much comment to make. Every player wants to play his role on the team, but there are ups and downs. We keep our concentration and the faith in the defensive plan, which pushes our offense. Our goal is to improve our game and play better in the next round. I put the pressure on the players in order to try harder, play better, take advantage of our strong points and hide our weaknesses."