Dwayne Bacon (Monaco): “If we play like in Game 2, we can compete with anyone”
Returning to equality after winning match 2 of this Euroleague quarter-final, AS Monaco are now looking ahead to the next crucial round at home. And Dwayne Bacon to affirm that the group must continue on its source, without pressure.
If he readily admits that the atmosphere which reigned within the Stade de la Paix et de l’Amitié was particularly singular, Dwayne Bacon knows above all that Monaco achieved an enormous performance by going to win a match on the floor of Olympiakos (72 to 96). So huge that the Roca Team simply left the Greeks the heaviest defeat at home in the playoffs in their history: -24. Just that.
Back home, for a game 3 which could take on the appearance of a turning point in this quarter-final of the Euroleague playoffs, Dwayne Bacon returned to this point, to CartNewswhile looking ahead to the rest of the competition and pointing out the keys to this series.
“Wow, that’s impressive! Especially for a freshman team like us. We have a lot of new guys, but also a lot that can compete at the top level. If we play like we did in Game 2, we can compete with anyone.
It is also a physical team, which makes the game easier for both teams. They took us out of the game on Wednesday, but we came back using the same tricks they used on us. It’s a great team. They know how to win, they’ve been to the Final Four many times, and that’s where we want to go. We had to play as if every game was the last, and if we are as competitive as in the second game, everything should be fine.
I don’t think we really have a lot of pressure. Few expected us to be here. I know for a fact that a lot of people didn’t expect us to win the second game. So, honestly, I think it will be them. They are the team with the most history in the EuroLeague, and I feel like the pressure is always on them. »
Photography: Dwayne Bacon (Thomas Savoja)