Scariolo: "The first half was pretty bad from a defensive point of view"
'‘We played a lot better in the second half, but the burden we carried was too much to overcome against a team as good as this one," added the coach.
Sergio Scariolo analysed the game between Real Madrid and Panathinaikos, corresponding to the eleventh round of the Euroleague: "I would like to congratulate Panathinaikos, they're a great team. They have a group of players, especially in the “1” and “2” positions, who are impressively good."
"We played a great second half, with attitude and aggressiveness, but the first half was quite bad from a defensive point of view, with a lot of penetrations conceded. In the second half, we played much better, but the burden we carried from the first half was too much to overcome a team as good as this one."
Maximum demand
"There is still a lot of work to do. After a very good run, some players were really low on energy, but that's the rhythm of this competition. You have to know how to respond to this situation of maximum demand."