Xavi Pascual: "We want to win and finish the season on a high note"
— Congratulations to Lokomotiv on this victory. Today we controlled the match in the first half, but quickly lost the advantage at the beginning of the second half. After that, the game was tight, but we couldn't show good defense and made mistakes in offense, especially when we missed free throws. In the end, we couldn't finish this match in our favor.
— How do you motivate players for the third-place series?
— It's not easy. We try to help them maintain their physical shape because both we and our opponents have injury problems, making it difficult to play. With games every couple of days and so many injuries, it's almost impossible. We lack energy; today Igor Volkhin couldn't help us. Too many players are out of the lineup. Those who remain in the game are trying, but...
It's hard to maintain the level of energy and concentration. But we want to win, we want to finish the season on a high note, in third place. Today we lost, and we will prepare for Saturday.
