Rudy Fernandez after his season-high: 'I'm proud of wearing this shirt' / News - Basketnews.com

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Rudy Fernandez scored a season-high 17 points in the solid Real Madrid'swin against LDCL ASVEL Villeurbanne on Thursday night.

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Real Madrid LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne70-58 Anadolu Efes Istanbul Real MadridTue17:30 Maccabi Tel Aviv Real Madrid03-2419:05

The veteran forward finished the game with 17 points, including a 4/6 from beyond the arc. He added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Once again, he looked fresh. A vintage version of one of the most prolific guys in this century.

"I made some good buckets," Fernandez said after the game. "I have been dealing with some wrist problems, but thanks to the doctors, I was able to play tonight. I'm lucky that my teammates found me on the court. I'm happy to have helped the team."

"I'm proud of wearing this shirt. As I always said, I will do my best every single time I play for this team. When your fans push you to keep fighting, you just need to work even harder," Rudy added.

"We have been great defensively, and we had good percentages in the last quarter. We knew how important it is to clinch the home-court advantage in the playoffs", concluded the 36-years-old.

Pablo Laso also praised his veteran in the post-game conference.

"He led us to win. He read exactly what we needed in each moment. Sometimes you don't notice how important he is in the court. Today he was effective", he said.

The Spanish mastermind highlighted the team's effort in defense.

"Our work tonight was excellent. They scored just 58 points. We were solid in rebounding, and our defense gave us the advantage to run. We wanted the high pace to control the game, and we did it," explained Laso.

Madrid's head coach concluded the conference revealing how tough the game's preparation was.

"We had only 10 players available in the morning. If someone tells you to play a Euroleague game without Alocen, Causeur, Abalde, Taylor, and Thompkins, you will say it won't be enough, but we managed to pull out the victory to clinch our playoff spot. We want the home-court advantage now."

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