Pedro Martínez: We Are Not Looking for Excuses, We Fought Well

Real Madrid lost the overtime game to Panathinaikos 115-112. After the match, head coach Pedro Martínez said he was not looking for excuses for the defeat.

Martínez stressed that the team showed character and mentality. He said the side came back in many moments when the opponent had the upper hand, but lost the game because of some small details. Campazzo, Maledon, Deck, Jantunen and Garuba were not in the squad. Martínez said the absences were not an excuse and that a good competitive performance was put forward with the players available.

Kendrick Nunn was the decisive name in the match. Nunn scored 33 points, 23 of them in the final period. This performance was recorded as a new EuroLeague record for most points scored in a single period. Martínez described Nunn as a top-level player and pointed to his three-point shooting, his ability to get to the free throw line, and his difficulty to guard on defense.

The defeat ended Real Madrid's winning streak of 11 games in the Liga Endesa and EuroLeague.