Real Madrid

Rudy Fernández said that Real Madrid improved as the match went on and could even have taken the victory in the FedExForum: “We had a chance of winning right up to the end and we should be proud of how we have played”. He added that the match was “tough” and that his team “played better in the second half”.

According to the small forward, Real Madrid had a good match: “We should be proud of how we have played. We had a chance right up to the end and they have had to bring on their best five players. They have top quality NBA players and we have competed with them”.

Rudy Fernandez believes that you can always take positives from this sort of game: “It is a good experience for a Spanish team to play in Memphis against one of the USA’s best teams. It was a tough game. We played better in the second half”.