Georgios Bartzokas shared his impressions at the press conference after the defeat against Panathinaikos at the OAKA arena.
Georgios Bartzokas was not satisfied with many aspects of Olympiacos’ game.
“Based on our performance, based on our percentages, we were lucky to win the game. It’s okay, we’ll win one of the next ones. Everyone said it wasn’t a crucial game, but we came here and fought without having substantial hopes to clinch the first spot in the regular season. We will be more complete and ready in the playoffs.
I’m here only for the game. Let others talk about the intensity… We made many wrong decisions. We should have put pressure on Panathinaikos, but we missed many free throws, many open shots from our good shooters, and of course, a crucial defensive rebound, which Grigonis grabbed and scored with two important free throws.”
“Congratulations to Panathinaikos for the win. We needed to play one level higher than what we played. We had moments in the game where we could have ‘sealed the deal.’ Like, for example, in our missed defensive rebound where Grigonis got two free throws.
We missed many shots, and the match was decided in one or two contacts where Panathinaikos was better; we continue. It was crucial that we came back after being down by 17 points.”