“We played 13 without tall players, 13 in basketball is one life.”

Zelemir Obradovic made Partizan lose an opportunity after his team’s defeat against Olympiacos in the SEF. The Serbian coach also spoke about the expulsion, for fouls, of Frank Kaminski and Alen Smilajic, which he believes cost his team.

It should be noted that Kaminski was sent off at 2:20 before the end of the third period of the match, when he was given a technical penalty while he already had four fouls, while Smilajdzic had his fifth foul and was sent off in the game. Minute 39.

What Želimir Obradović said in detail:

“When it comes to extra time, you think you have a chance to win. I think we missed a big chance tonight. However, I want to congratulate Olympiacos. In the first half, we had a problem with fouls and offensive rebounds that Olympiacos got.” However, it was positive that we only got to -6.

I’m very happy with the way his team responded in the second half. Let’s just say some of the decisions we made were wrong and that’s why we lost the game in my opinion.

Another important thing is that we played without the tall players, Kaminski and Smilajic, for several minutes. That was our biggest problem. We played 8 minutes of normal time below the highest level and 5 minutes in extra time. It’s 13 minutes and 13 minutes in basketball is a lifetime.

I explained to you what I think it cost us in the first part. Our mistakes allowed them to score easy points in transition, while Olympiacos had several second chances through attacking rebounds. That’s why they put 49 points. How many were placed in the third period? ten. There is a reason for this.

We controlled the rebounds and did not make any mistakes. That was the difference. In basketball, many things come into play. If you dominate offensively, you’ll likely play better on defense as well. We changed in the second half, but unfortunately it was not enough.”