Alimpijevic: We Lost Because We Shot Badly

Beşiktaş lost 83-67 to Lithuanian side Zalgiris Kaunas in Week 10 of the EuroLeague at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center. Speaking after the match, head coach Dusan Alimpijevic said that failing to find accuracy from the perimeter and mid-range was the reason for the defeat.

Alimpijevic said the flow of the offense did not go the way they wanted. Describing the opponent as an important team, the Serbian coach said Zalgiris had built this roster to reach the Final Four and had kept its key players. He said his players found open shooting positions but were unable to convert them.

Stressing that his team needed to react better when they fell behind, Alimpijevic also reminded that the fans fell silent when the team went 20 points down. He said they had to get back on defense as best they could after a missed shot. Noting that new signing Lonnie Walker was not yet fully ready, he said the adaptation process to the team was continuing, saying "Basketball players are human too." He added that Walker was with the team despite his pain.

Zalgiris head coach Tomas Masiulis said that defense was the key to the game. Stating that holding their opponent to 67 points was important, Masiulis said their plan was to stop Beşiktaş's three-pointers and that they had done a good job on this.