Pascual: "It Was Unacceptable "

The coach of Panathinaikos BC Superfoods, Xavi Pascual, stated after the end of the game against FC Barcelona Lassa: "Congratulations to FC Barcelona. The game had two different stages. We competed in the first half, even when we missed many open shots and free throws, which would have allowed us to have a more balanced game. Still, we were down by five and the game was still open in the third quarter despite our bad start, not playing good defense. We were down by nine at the end of the third quarter, again, missing open shots and free throws. We did not compete in the fourth quarter, giving a bad image. We didn't play well at all even when we more or less kept our concentration and style in the first half, defense and offense. This is why we finished the third quarter losing by nine points, but what happened in the last 10 minutes is unacceptable. We didn't fight, didn't play with the right mentality and in the end, our defense was horrible. We have to understand that this cannot happen again at all. I am sure Barcelona will have a long run. They are playing very well and will keep playing very well. I am worried because we didn't play well in the fourth quarter and have to work to play better. It was a surprise, really. We were playing with a great mentality until now, in the Greek League and also in the Greek Cup against Olympiacos, competing very well. I didn't expect the lack of mentality, honestly."