Pablo Laso: “It’s hard to win when you lose 17 balls”

coach of Baskonia, Pablo Lasopointed to the team’s 17 losses as a decisive factor in this Friday’s loss in the EuroLeague. balsaagainst Palau Blaugrana (91-68).

“They came out strong and took the advantage, but we didn’t get nervous. We had a shot on our own and didn’t score, but we played well. We could have recovered if we kept our energy, but Barcelona “When you lose 17 balls, it’s hard to win,” he summed up.

Baskonia’s coach emphasized that his team’s loss, especially in the second half, “made the difference bigger than what we saw on the field.” “We know that Barça are a very athletic team and if you let them play in the open field, it will be very difficult to stop them,” he added.

Laso admitted that the mistakes in the first quarter “damaged the game a little bit” as they allowed Barça to play “always with an advantage on the scoreboard”. “It didn’t look like the team was playing badly. I thought we could get into the game until the third quarter, but after we lost, they allowed us a goal and we started taking advantage of them.”

The coach lamented that his team “give up in the last quarter because they saw that we weren’t going to reach our goal,” which he said he “didn’t like” and added, “Some players need to understand this.” pointed out. Basketball is not about scoring or not scoring, it’s about doing something for the team.

Finally, Laso congratulated the return of forward Tadas Sedekerskis, who brought “good things to the team.”