Alex Poythress: “17 turnovers in Krasnodar is way to much”

Zenit’s center shared his thoughts after the win against Lokomotiv Kuban in Krasnodar (71:77). Alex finished the game with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.

— First of all, Alex, congrats. What do you think was the key for the win?

— Like I said earlier, we just kept fighting for 40 minutes. We knew it's going to be a tough game in a tough environment. But we played 40 minutes in a full game, and we came out with a win.

— Xavi just said at the press conference that the bad thing was the turnovers (17) and 12 missed free shots. What else can you mention?

— I mean, yeah, right there. I mean, we got to make our free throws, and we got to control the ball because that could change if we don’t want to lose the game. So we got to make our free throws, and we can't turn the ball over so much. 17 is way too much.

— Do you think this win will give you a boost of confidence for the next games?

— I think every win gives me a boost of confidence, not just this one. Like I said, we take it one game at a time. We just go try to win some games in a row, just keep it rolling.

— And finally, Alex, the next game is at home against Enisey, and then… We'll be absent at home for the whole month. How difficult it is?

— It'll be difficult. You know what I mean, every road game is tough, you know, but we just got to keep going at it. One game at a time.