Moustapha Fall explains how his 'nightmare season' can end in triumph / News - Basketnews.com

Moustapha Fall addresses some of the challenges he's had to face this season. The French big man also explains how Olympiacos' new additions can lift the team up and why Kendrick Nunn missed his first free throws with PAO in Crete.

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Moustapha Falldoesn't usually talk much. Nor does he particularly like interaction with fans, even after winning a title.

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As much as lifting trophies has become something of a second nature forOlympiacos Piraeus, the French center will rarely feel comfortable in a celebratory environment like the one he experienced in Heraklion, Crete, where the Greek Cup Final 8 took place.

"I'm not tired of winning, that's for sure. I want to win everything I can. But I'm not too much of a celebration guy, anyway," he conceded in an interview withBasketNewsonce the dust settled.

While on the court, Fall was pretty dominant in another title-deciding game for the Reds, whoheld off Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 69-58on Sunday evening.

Olympiacos benefitted greatly from their starting big man, who scored 13 points on 6/7 2-point shooting (mostly dunks), collected 7 rebounds, and handed out 2 assists to go along with one steal and 2 blocks.

The 31-year-old Frenchman helped his team win its 7th consecutive title in the last three years and third straight Greek Cup trophy, an achievement Olympiacos had recorded only in the 70s (1976-78).

His performance garnered him Final MVP honors, the second time he received the accolade after the 2022 Super Cup final in Rhodes.

"I don't think it was an easy win," Fall opined. "Maybe we made it look easy. We were fighting for every possession from start to finish and were competing. They were doing the same, give them credit. But I'm just glad that we won."

Fall can lay claim to being a veteran of such derby games, as he's faced Panathinaikos more than once in every competition. However, there was an element that made that Cup final in Crete stand out from the rest he's played against PAO this season.

"Honestly, for me, it was the first game

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