Budućnost Volija basketball players visit Partizan on Tuesday (18:30) in the first match of the AdmiralBet ABA League playoff semi-finals.
The "Blues" played their last game on April 19 against Zadar away from home, so they are using the long break between the quarterfinals and the semifinals to prepare as well as possible for the duels against the "Black and Whites".
"The first match will be difficult, we are playing away from home, the atmosphere will be good. We need to stay calm. They will try to break away immediately, we must not react, we must remain calm, be together as a team, united. We must play all 40 minutes, yes let's not 'get lost' in some short moments", believes the basketball player of the Blues, Alerik Freeman.
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Partizan's strength is its defenders, the basketball player told Budućnosti.
"I think the guards are their strength. They have a lot of good, experienced, talented players - Avramović, Panter, Naneli, Douzer. They have Kaboklo and Kaminski under the basket. They are a very good team. We have to go out on the field and play our game, to be tough, to try to drop their three-point shooting percentage below 60 percent, which it was in the previous match," said Freeman.
The future is not without chances.
"I think we are good, that we have great chances. The next match is always the most important. Nobody will give us a victory. We have to go out on the field to finish the job in our favor. When we see how we played the first match, we definitely have to celebrate in the second. about two great teams, who are among the best teams in the league. I think it will be a great series," Freeman concluded.
The second match is on May 7 (18) in "Morača", and the eventual master's match on May 10 in Belgrade.
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