The Lenovo Tenerife rowed to die on the shore. Her enormous effort to overcome a 15-point deficit was not enough. The damn final play with Fitipaldo’s shot that didn’t go in, dictated the sentence.
Txus Vidorreta and Cook appeared before the media after the game. The player only answered one question: “It has been a difficult match. We thought we could win after coming back from behind and we had it in our hands”.
The coach assessed: “We had the chance. It would have been very important to take this match. In the first part we were not successful. In the third quarter we reacted. I congratulate Hapoel Jerusalem because they are a great team. Aleksandar Dzikic is a gentleman.”
Txus commented on the damn last play: “They defended it better. They closed on Marcelinho and Bruno was left alone. We found a shooter all alone. We shoot to win. I can’t miss the shot. Who misses it? The one who throws it That play was not the key. We also had Gio’s free kick (Shermadini didn’t score it) and the ‘3 plus 1’ we conceded (triple from Ve plus extra). We have the winning spirit of the team. The merit of the player who scores it and the importance of that foul. Since I haven’t seen it, I can’t say anything.”
More about the action in question: “We look for solutions and we find them. We knew that the key was going to be behind because we did not find the possibility that the basketball that we practiced last year could be carried out now. More physical. They scored very easily. That got better when we pushed them. Of ten times this final is played, we only lose today. It is only time to congratulate Hapoel and their coach because they have made a great effort”.
