The triumph marks the eighth victory of the season for the Lleida team. Encuentra congratulated his players for the achievement, noting that the team has been arriving «very physically tight» to games for weeks, but that the reaction was possible thanks to the support of the Barris Nord crowd.
“"We have been arriving very physically tight for weeks, but today where the legs could not reach, the heart did."
The coach explained the initial difficulties, as they struggled to «understand the defense» of the opponent, who pressured the point guards with tall players. Furthermore, the team suffered injury and foul issues, with Gygy's sprain, Atou's quick foul trouble, and the fact that Cameron «was not yet ready to play because he is still limping».
After halftime, the team made tactical adjustments. Encuentra acknowledged that they tried a zonal defense, a change that was key to the subsequent development of the game. Regarding his expulsion, he stated he got angry because «they were calling minor fouls on us, and they were putting their hands in all game».
Finally, the Lleida native gave a positive assessment of the first half of the competition. Although he stated that «we are by no means a consolidated team in this category», he was very satisfied to have achieved eight victories, a milestone he considers «not easy at all».
