“The pressure is on Zalgiris”

Talking to the Media before Olympiacos departed for Kaunas, Giannis Sfairopoulos commented: “Printezis did not practice, he feels some discomfort in his leg. We’ll see how it goes Tuesday morning. A lot of guys played the previous game having used injections . There are problems. Everyone wants to play, will have to see how the injured players are going to be».

On changes in view of Game 3: «There are small changes in all the games. You change or you re-instate some plays. You make adjustments with your defense. We are going to have a few things ready, but these do not change the core philosophy of the team and its perception of the game. We expect a tough game. Following the first two games, Zalgiris has the lead because they know get to play two games at home. The pressure is now on them, they are the ones that ‘have’ to make it».

On Olympiacos’ experience: «Our players have played many such games. Experience counts. We know we have a tough mission ahead. But we know what we need to do. We need to be focused and ready».

On the ‘reds’ defense: «Defense needs to be strong. We need to have balance in our offense. If we don’t play well in offense, we are going to create opportunities for them to run. It goes the same the other way. Defense gives offense rhythm. We need to play a good game, without ups and downs and dead periods so as to maintain the game tempo».