{"id":75761,"date":"2026-01-07T09:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/news\/euroleague-round-20-pre-match-quotes-from-coach-dusko-ivanovic-and-brandon-taylor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:12:38","slug":"euroleague-round-20-pre-match-quotes-from-coach-dusko-ivanovic-and-brandon-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtus.it\/en\/news\/euroleague-round-20-pre-match-quotes-from-coach-dusko-ivanovic-and-brandon-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroleague, Round 20 | Pre-match quotes from coach Dusko Ivanovic and Brandon Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bologna, Jenuary 05 –<\/p>\n

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Virtus Bologna vs Zalgiris Kaunas, jenuary 06, 20.30 \u2013 Virtus Arena (Bologna)<\/strong><\/p>\n

REFEREES: Sasa Pukl, Borys Ryzhyk, Franko Gracin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LIVE: Sky Sport Basket e Nettuno Bologna Uno.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alen Smailagic and Carsen Edwards are available. Momo Diouf and Aliou Diarra are unavailable.<\/p>\n

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Coach Dusko Ivanovic’s words on the eve of the first Euroleague return match: “Zalgiris is a really tough team to face, partly because they have the ability to play the same way at home as they do away. They are strong and solid and can count on guards with 3-pointers in their hands, such as Francisco, Williams-Goss and Lo, who are able to create and play basketball. The game we played in Kaunas lacked energy, so I hope we can play better tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

Brandon Taylor on the challenge at Virtus Arena: \u2018Zalgiris is a really great team, very well coached. They are a very disciplined team, but at the same time physical. Tomorrow we will have to be focused, also because we know that it is very rare to find a team that plays so well both at home and away. That’s why we will have to play our best tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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