The head coach of Panathinaikos OPAP, Xavi Pascual, stated after the end of the game against Khimki Moscow Region: "Congratulations to Khimki for this win. It was a game in which both teams played better on offense than on defense in the first 20 minutes. After that, we had opportunities in the first 20 minutes to take a little advantage, but in the end, Khimki was winning by 4 because we made two or three mistakes in the last part of the second quarter. After that, in the second half, both teams improved on defense but we made tremendous mistakes on offense. We missed four or five easy fastbreaks, open shots, and this is why we only scored 7 points in the third quarter. After that, both teams had chances to win but at some point, Khimki took a 10-point lead after two or three mistakes that we did on offense and it was impossible to come back."
