After the end of the game at the "T-Center" and Panathinaikos' victory over Mykonos, the Turkish coach said in his initial statement: "Of course, it's not easy to play these kinds of matches in the league because the result doesn't affect any team and we also have the play-offs ahead of us. We shared the minutes, we played some good basketball at times, especially in offense, and we got the win."
As for the level of the Greek league? "I think it was a very difficult regular season for many teams. We had surprising results and now it's more competitive than in previous years. The play-offs will be difficult."
Earlier, Ataman had said in the state television flash interview: "To be precise, it's not even a practice. Not even Mykonos played at their top level. They had an excellent season, but today the game was quite relaxed. We finished the regular season of the championship and will focus first on the EuroLeague and then on the championship playoffs" while asked about the series with Valencia? "We'll see, we'll see."