Dejan Radonjić: "It is a clear team win"

Press conference of Zenit head coach Dejan Radonjić following the win over UNICS (103:74) in the third game of the VTB United League semifinals.

— I'm going to be very short. It's 2-1, so we need to talk again tomorrow to be ready for the next game. It's only 2-1, so this game is very important for my side, I think, and we need to do a lot of good things defensively to win the game. If we talk about the game, we can discuss ~~about~~ so many things, but I don't think it's important. It was a very good game for us, but that's it.

— Despite 22 points from Johnny Juzang and 19 from Xavier Moon, it seemed from the outside that this was one of the most team-oriented victories under your coaching tenure at Zenit. Do you agree with that?

— Yes, it is a clear team win, clear. For me it's a clear picture, it's a clear team win.

— In the second quarter, Zenit failed to advance the ball past half-court within 8 seconds, after which you took off your jacket and threw it toward the bench. Why did you react so emotionally, even though you usually behave calmly?

— It was very hot in the gym (smiles).

— Will you watch the football match Rostov vs. Zenit today? And if you follow football, which team do you support — Crvena Zvezda or Partizan?

— To the last question I will answer Crvena Zvezda, of course. Some days ago there was a game in Kazan. We watched the game — as they told me, the most important game between Dynamo and Krasnodar — 2:1. It was a very important result for us, for the football club. That's what I saw. We talked a little bit about that, but honestly, I have so many things to do, and I still haven't seen it. I hope that I will have some time to see the stadium first of all, because I think it will be one of the best, from what I've seen.

— When can we expect Ismaёl Bako to return?

— He still hasn't practiced 5-on-5 contact game, so this will be a day-by-day decision. In this schedule, it's not easy to decide, because I think with this kind of injury, since he hasn't been on the court, he needs some time. We'll see.

— Do you have a good plan to make the players forget about today's game before the fourth match?

— This will be a very important topic for us, for me as a coach, of course — how to prepare the team for the next game.