Our motivation is stronger

CSKA vs. Darussafaka (Istanbul): 94-66 (+28)

CSKA: De Colo (14 + 7 rb + 4 as + 4 to), D.Kulagin (4 + 3 rb), Teodosic (8 + 3 rb + 9 as), Fridzon (13), Nichols (10 + 3 rb + 4 as), Korobkov (2), Freeland (11 + 6 rb), Vorontsevich (5 + 5 rb), Higgins (12 + 4 rb), M.Kulagin (5), Kurbanov (6 + 5 rb), Hines (4 + 4 bs)…

Darussafaka: Wilbekin (11), Yagmur (6 + 4 as + 3 to), Redding (12), Erden (4 + 3 rb), Markoishvili (4 pf), Cetin (8 + 4 as), Aldemir (2 + 5 rb), Gordon (4), Slaughter (2 + 4 rb), Harangody (10 + 4 rb), Bjelica (7 + 4 rb)…

We were better team today and I congratulate my players with great performance. Our defense had two faces today. In the third quarter we started to fight, to deflect passes, to play mobile. We won the quarter 29-7, showing great mindset. Obviously, the numbers do not reflect the real difference, Darussafaka has quality, they’ve missed many shots. Still we deserved to win and I would like to congratulate our fans who were pushing us forward tonight.