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The star center of Panathinaikos Athens, Mathias Lessort, emphasized that he has to correct his mistakes after the tight win vs. Zalgiris Kaunas.

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Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos Athens has indulged in a bit of auto-critique and talked about how he has to improve himself after Panathinaikos Athens survived a thriller against Zalgiris Kaunas at home court.

Mathias Lessort

Team:Panathinaikos AthensPosition:CAge:28Height:206 cmWeight:113 kgBirth place:Martinique, FranceProfileNewsStatistics

The French center was asked about what Panathinaikos had to correct after the close game, which was full of turnovers for both teams.

"I don't know about Panathinaikos, but I have to correct my mistakes," said Lessort honestly. "This is something I have to do myself."

Lessort had a good night overall with Panathinaikos vs. Zalgiris. However, the center missed some important free throws: he had 5/8 FT, which is below his season average.

More alarmingly, he committed 7 turnovers in the game, with 2 of them coming in the last 3 minutes and 16 seconds.

The center seemed aware of his mistakes. When asked what they had to do to win against Virtus Segafredo Bologna, one of the winningest teams in the EuroLeague season this year, Lessort was blunt.

"Rebounds are very important, and we have to make sure we dominate there. This will be the 'key'.It sounds simple, but it will be very important to protect our rebounds and the rim.

That's what you have to do to win, combined with avoiding stupid mistakes."

Lessort and Panathinaikos will host Virtus Bologna on November 17.

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