Jasikevicius after his 150th game: 'We still have room to improve' / News - Basketnews.com

Credit: ZUMAPRESS.com-SCANPIX Credit ZUMAPRESS.com-SCANPIX

FC Barcelona are just one win away from clinching the 1st seed in the Euroleague playoffs after a convincing win on Tuesday. The Blaugranas have won seven of their last eight games in the European competition.

Player of the Game EFF 22 Nikola Mirotic Points 18 Accuracy 6-12 Rebounds 6 Assists 1

Sarunas Jasikevicius reached his 150th game as FC Barcelona's head coach, posting a 118-32 record since he signed with the Catalan team back in 2020.

The Lithuanian mastermind has almost an 80% winning percentage.

Jasikevicius expressed his satisfaction in the post-game conference at Berlin, admitting his team had the killer instinct in the third quarter to seal the game.

"We have been solid, especially in the third quarter, where we had the instinct to break the game. When you make some 3-point shots, it's always easier, but we played good defense," Saras began.

"ALBA is a dangerous team. Most of the teams have lost here, so we need to be proud of this. We played great, without ups and downs," added the 46-year-old coach.

FC Barcelona have won 4 games in a row in less than a week averaging 93 points.

"The team did a great and smart effort. They have been really smart in the last 7 days, where we have played 4 games. Now it's time to rest a little bit because Fenerbahce will come to win at Palau," admitted Jasikevicius.

Asked about his 150th game as FC Barcelona's head coach and which things have been the most remarkable, Saras had no doubts.

"It's been a lot of emotions since I came here. Three titles are probably the most important as it has given credit to the project. We have still room to improve as a team."

Nick Calathes, who played a high-team 26 minutes at Berlin, also congratulated his coach for the milestone.

"Oh, I did not notice it. Congrats to him. He came here to win and what he has done as a coach in Barcelona is impressive. Hope we can continue like this,"said the Greek guard.

Nikola Mirotic ended the game with a team-high 18 points in just 21 minutes of action.

"Every single game counts for us. We showed the right mentality against a good team. It has not been easy despite the 15 points difference," concluded the MVP of the game.

Like what we are doing? Support us by becoming BN+ member.