Bartzokas: We did not deserve the win, there are no excuses

Crvena Zvezda won 62-57 away against Olympiacos in Week 10 of EuroLeague. There were many runs during the match. The home side cut the deficit to two points (57-55) in the final moments, but important baskets from Koloko and Jones brought the win to Zvezda.

After the match, Olympiacos head coach Georgios Bartzokas said his team did not deserve the win. Bartzokas noted that they closed the gap in the second half and that the game was decided by a single possession. He stressed that they missed 7 free throws and that their shooting percentages also stayed low. He said they tried to turn the game with defense, but could not win with those percentages.

Bartzokas also said that one defeat should not cause concern. He said teams go through different periods during a season and that it is too early to make firm judgments at this stage. He added that EuroLeague has many games and that the result depends not only on a team's own form but also on the opponent's situation. The coach admitted that his team was not good in this match and said what happened would be analyzed and shared with the players.