Best scorers: Davis (20 + 9 rebounds), Loncar (19 + 9 rebounds), Planinic (17 + 13 assists).

Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos Piraeus head coach:

— Obviously it was a very tough and important win for us. We started very bad in the first half, BC Khimki made many assists and offensive rebounds so this difference turned to be good for us in the way we played and the way our opponent did. But we were passionate and won the game in the second half offensively, we had passion to find open players. I know it was the first home loss for BC Khimki at home this season. That made us proud because we knew that it would be very difficult to win in Russia. So now we are optimistic in the Euroleague.

Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus forward:

— It’s a great win for us. No team before Olympiacos had victories in Khimki so it means a lot for us. It’s a great step for the team to move forward. We are in a good shape and will try to keep playing like this in our group. Probably the Greek Cup final loss helped us be more concentrated; we didn’t want to make second loss in a row. We knew that this game would be very important for Olympiacos and in case of success everything would be better. We were focused and we saw what we could do on the court. I think we played good defense in the second half because in the beginning of the match it wasn’t tough enough. We didn’t allow our opponent to make easy shots and move the ball fast around the court. That was the key for us. We realized our opportunity for a run and came back. We did our job well.

Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:

— It’s a pity we suffered such a defeat. We were unbeaten at home where we play good. In general we played well, but didn’t manage to stop Spanoulis who created great three-pointer chances for his teammates. We allowed Olympiacos Piraeus to score 7 triples in the game and 5 of them in the last quarter. We lost to a well-organized team that preserved many players from the last season. It’s not a tragedy, we were beaten by the Euroleague champion in a good fight, but it happened like it happened.

Paul Davis, BC Khimki center:

— A team like Olympiacos is always ready to fight. In big games like this everybody had to be prepared to play tough for 40 minutes. There is no excuse for being tired in a game like this; we had to be more focused. We did some things well, but this is the Euroleague, European’s best of the best, so you have to adjust. Our opponent came from a very tough game against Panathinaikos and is fighting to reach the playoffs. We have just realized that if you relax, you may be punished. Olympiacos has good guards, they made big shots today. We had to be more aggressive. Today we played well during 35 minutes, but in the Euroleague that’s not enough.