NN gets a win over Valencia in Spain

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Ainars Bagatskis' men beat Eurocup winners in a friendly game. The Russian side was in control starting from the 1st quarter when they established 23-9 lead. The home side then never came closer than 6 points and lost this game.

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Ainars Bagatskis, BC NN head coach:

- Yesterday we allowed players to have a complete day off, and that really affected in a positive way, the team was fresh. Today we watched a video of our game against Murcia and realised that we just gave our opponents 45 points as a present. You don't need to introduce Valencia, they're a big team. But we came prepared. And the thing I liked the most tonight that there was no state of euphoria after the win. We just keep on working calmly, getting better for the start of the season. But at the moment I'm satisfied with the way it goes.

Semen Antonov, BC NN captain:

- The idea was to get rid of the mistakes that we had have in a game with Murcia, and I think we managed to do that. We played a good game defensively, and we still have a lot of time to improve before the start of the season. From game to game we understand each other better.

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