The Barça coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, blamed this Friday’s defeat on the Fenerbahce Beko (81-73) due to the superior physical display of his opponent after the break and the lack of aim in the final minutes.
“We have taken a step back when they have gotten physical. Later we have recovered something and in the end we have failed ”, summed up the Lithuanian coach in statements to the Barca team media.
Jasikevicius had an impact on an action that happened four minutes from the end, when Barça had managed to get ahead on the scoreboard (67-68) with a partial of 2-8.
“That ball hurts a lot before Wilbekin’s triple it looked like it was ours. In the end they kept it and Wilbekin in 5 secondsHe hits a triple”, lamented the Lithuanian coach.
Barça would trail behind on the scoreboard from there to the end, in part, as he pointed out jasikeviciusdue to his lack of aim: “Later we created many open shots and we have failed in the end. The game could have fallen from either side and unfortunately they took it away.
