Bartzokas thanks the Presidents, the players and the fans

Olympiacos' coach, Giorgos Bartzokas, was totally satisfied by his players' performance...

«I wish to thank our team's fans for their loud presence here. I also would like to thank the Presidents because they chartered a flight for us up until Anchialos to avoid the possibility of getting stuck on the road by the farmers' blockades. And I also want to congratulate our players for presenting a really enchanting basketball show, especially in the second half. With lots of scoring, high percentages, passing the ball and with many assists. Finally, congrats to Karditsa, for their amazing course in both the domestic League and the European competition they participate. They represent Thessalian basketball in the best way possible».

Asked whether his team deliberately went after a scoring record, he replied: «I had no idea about the record. I never get into those things. There are experts like you who remind us of some amazing things. I wanted to have a good playing tempo mainly to satisfy the fans. Now, since we did not even practice yesterday, following the Friday game, some players had to find rhythm, especially Ward and Jones. We also had to rest some players. Vezenkov only played for 10 minutes, Milutinov did not play at all, Fournier only 10... We had to manage the players' minutes while at the same time respecting both the opponent and their coach as well as the fans who came to watch the game and people that were watching on TV. Finally, players that came off the bench and they don't get many minutes were more than hungry to play... That's how the game went. It had nothing to do with going after any kind of record».