Sergio Scariolo: “We had to win several times, childish mistakes.”

Virtus Bologna coach: “I think the next game will be completely different, every game is its own story”

Virtus Bologna coach Sergio Scariolo expressed his satisfaction with the win against Olimpia Milano and the 2-2 tie in the finals series: “We are happy for these two wins and for tying the series. We played 33 or 34 minutes of very high level, even better than I expected, then we made childish mistakes, started celebrating too early and dropped our concentration. At that point Milan took advantage to come back. We had to win several times to take it home tonight.”

“They definitely have more experience than us, with their recovery from -18 they showed why they are ahead of everyone. I think the next game will be completely different, every game is its own story. Today we were good, thanks to the defense, not to let them go away to more than a two-point lead at our worst moment, then we started to raise our heads again, we changed quintet sending those who were more comfortable on the court. We are competing, we are the challengers who are trying to fight.”

“We offered several minutes of very good basketball and defense worthy of this level, then we know that we can never drop in concentration because against an opponent like this we can’t afford it. Now we are even, going into a three-game mini-series. They usually say that the longer the series, the stronger the advantage, but in the meantime we have earned the chance to play at home again. Now we need to focus on the next game and not think too far ahead.”