Hiopos Lleida - Valencia Basket post-game quotes: Pedro Martínez

"A very tough, very physical game, very difficult to officiate for the referees. We had problems with defensive rebounding and turnovers, which came from Lleida’s defensive aggressiveness. We had a painful little moment at the end, but I think we did well shooting from three-point range, and we were good running the floor when we managed to control the rebound, because they go very aggressively after the defensive rebound, but sometimes that allows us to run. I think we controlled the game, but with the defensive changes they made, and also because you start to speculate a little bit, the score tightened in the last three or four minutes. But with Josep Puerto’s three-pointer, we sealed the game. 

 They’re in a very good dynamic right now — in terms of results, in their play, and in their confidence — so we didn’t expect it to be an easy game. They’re having a very strong second half of the season, and especially since they signed Batemon, they’ve been playing very well — very good basketball, very good defense, very good rhythm. So in that sense, we couldn't be surprised that the game was tough, that it was difficult, because I think what happened is exactly what was normal to happen — that it would be complicated to pull off the win"