Fenerbahce's head coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, took responsibility for the loss against Milan and hoped the team didn't start thinking too highly of themselves.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul had won six games in a row before the Round 12 EuroLeague matchup against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. They led for only 54 seconds throughout the entire game and ended up losing.
| Player of the Game | |
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| Nikola Mirotic | |
| Points | 29 |
| Accuracy | 9-15 |
| Rebounds | 9 |
| Assists | 2 |
It was the first game for Wade Baldwin IV since he got injured in early November. He scored 19 points and dished out 4 assists for 16 PIR, but it wasn't enough for Fenerbahce to grab the win.
"When you have so many days to prepare for the game, as a coach, I have to take a lot of responsibility for how we looked today," Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius said in the post-game press conference.
"As I mentioned to the EuroLeague TV, we were probably feeling too good about ourselves in this period. I mean, from the beginning, it was clear we were not ready to fight. Out of the first 20 points, Milan scored 8 after offensive rebounds. We were a step late everywhere," he explained. "Offensively, I think we were surviving a little bit. After halftime, maybe we thought we could turn it on and be better, and we gave up 50 points."
Not so long ago, Jasikevicius said that the team was in a similar state to the preseason. Despite being tied-first in the EuroLeague standings, the Lithuanian coach doesn't think the team is playing good basketball.
"The team is not ready. Probably, in this case, most of the time, the responsibility is that of the coach. I hope my team is also not tired of winning. That would be really immature, and I hope we're better than that," he said.
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