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Andrea Trinchieri playfully admitted he misses practice with the team and later scolded a journalist for asking if the team had issues finishing under the rim.

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FC Bayern Munich lost a close game against Real Madrid last evening. Both teams struggled offensively, scoring just 132 combined points.

Player of the Game EFF 17 Walter Tavares Points 14 Accuracy 6-11 Rebounds 8 Assists 0

Talking after the game, the German team's head coach Andrea Trinchieri was asked whether the team is missing time to practice during the double week while also having to play in the German BBL League.

Trinchieri resembled the legendary Allen Iverson press conference moments thereafter.

"Practice? Practice? What is practice? I don't know how it looks," the specialist told. "Practice... Of course, I would like to help my team with practice. I cannot. It is what it is. Practice..."

"I believe that practice can help but the schedule also impacts [it]. We are missing players that produce on offense and I'm not so concerned when I see how many open shots we take," Trinchieri explained. "At this moment we're not making them, the ball will fall in. We have to remain calm, do what we're supposed to do, do it harder, do it better."

Later on, the coach was questioned about the team's gameplan. In particular, the German team took more three-pointers (37) than two-pointers (32) during the match. Trinchieri was irritated by the question.

"Do you know who number 22 of Real Madrid is? You're asking me something like if I'm going to breathe tomorrow. Yes, I'm going to breathe tomorrow. Every team has to do something different against Tavares. He's the most impactful player in the whole EuroLeague," he said.

"You try to turn this game [into] that we have problems finishing. Everybody has problems finishing against Tavares," Trinchieri continued. "Of course, we tried to play a different game. I believe you can prepare better questions."

Full post-game press conference:

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