“Rudy’s temper at the break has been very good for us”

Too much Scariolo like a pivot Willy Hernangomez At the press conference, they explained the importance of Rudy Fernández’s temper during the timeout to fulfill his role as team captain. The Pelicans center said: “Rudy knows that we can play better than we did in the first half, thanks to his experience and confidence as a leader, as a captain and most importantly in us.” “We came out tense, we made a lot of mistakes and both Rudy’s and Sergio’s anger helped us so we got on the nerves, we got back to playing fluent and when we did that we showed that we’re a good team.” “.

“Give the best”

“The truth is, I was listening to Rudy and I thought he was overdoing it,” he half-jokingly admitted. Scariolo. “I didn’t have to add much after that because the emotional impact of the demand and the claim was already done by the captain.”

“We had to do our best to win this match,” he later said. Scariolo. “We realized that we had to choose better and share the ball more, especially when we were able to calm down on offense. That’s why we added 17 assists in the second half. We made some adjustments gradually. The players trusted and believed in the comeback. It was incredible,” he said.

Willy HernangomezHe also acknowledged the bad staging, which was again decisive with his outstanding performance. “Our first episode was bad. We didn’t come out with a good mindset. But we’re happy because we’re going to the next round and I’m happy for people like Rudy who gave everything they had. He’s very important to him. He runs us. He gives everything every night and we should be very grateful,” said the national The team’s headquarters assured that they are upholding their claims. “We want more. We are not satisfied. We have an opportunity ahead of us. We will enjoy being among the four and prepare for the semi-finals.”