ULEB Cup. After match12 december 2007
BC Khimki head coach Kestutis Kemzura at the press-conference said that he was happy with the result in match against SLUC Nancy but it was very difficult match for his team.
— It was a very important game us after the defeat against CSKA this weekend. Nancy is a good team, very athletic with talented players. But we defended pretty well. During the second quarter, Nancy came back but we resisted and the last quarter, I would say it was critical. Because the referees called some offense fouls not really obvious.
Patrick Burke, BC Khimki сenter:
— Nancy played very hard and it's a really strong team. I think it was a very good game with a lot of passion. It's an important victory for us after the bad loss against CSKA this weekend. The president said we had to be ready mentally to win on the road at Nancy.
Jean-Luc Monschau, SLUC Nancy Head Coach:
— First of all, congratulation to Khimki. They showed a great basketball level to Nancy fans. It was a tough game. Khimki is a very good team. We missed too many three-point shots but we defend well during the second half because Khimki scored only 33 points. It's not a bad result for the rest of the regular season, so now we will focus on the next games.
Cyril Julian, SLUC Nancy сenter:
It was a good game. We let them too much space during the first half but after the halftime we defended better. Khimki scored less fastbreaks but it was not enough against this kind of team.
Author: ULEBCup.com