Keith Langford (AEK) received the MVP trophy before the semifinal against Zaragoza, which AEK won in dominant fashion (99-75).<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what he had to say after the game:<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the tendency for people is to assume that if you\u2019re so talented offensively, you can\u2019t play good defense. I think what you saw tonight was a team that was prepared, and was very aggressive on defense. In basketball, when you make shots it\u2019s easier to play defense, because you get confidence from hitting some shots.<\/p>\n
I just love the game. At my age, I have to understand that I have more playing days behind than ahead. So I try to take advantage of every opportunity that I get on the floor. I think that what I\u2019m doing right now at my age, a lot of players can take note and see that you can be at an high level even late in your career. I\u2019m satisfied so far.<\/p>\n
That game against Burgos was a long time ago (Langford had his BCL career-high in Burgos in November 2019, scoring 30 pts). Both teams are in a very different position, playing at a very different rhythm. I think when we played them last year I had to do that because that was my role, now our team is built a little different. It\u2019s gonna be a totally different game, Burgos is playing well – they got two really really good performances so far here. It\u2019s gonna be interesting on Sunday.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m proud of every individual accolade I\u2019ve won across Europe, and I\u2019m very pleased with this MVP award. But I want the trophy on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
AEK will face Burgos on Sunday at 19:00 to win the 2019-2020 BCL trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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