Real Madrid play the third game of the Endesa league final (8pm CEST). Rudy spoke about the game against Barcelona at the Barclaycard Center: "What we want to do is show the same Real Madrid as we've seen in the last two games. In the first game we didn't have the luck that we deserved and in the second you saw a very serious, focused team and that's what we've got to continue to show".
"Having home court advantage gives us more chance of winning the title. But we need to be aware that this doesn't end here and we must have the same mentality as in those games. We've been good in attack and very accurate, good percentages in both games. The first game was high scoring, not very defensive and the game went away from us. So I think that the most important thing is the defense. In the second game we saw a very defensive Real Madrid, very aggressive, always in line of the pass”.
Feelings
"I feel good, especially in defence. In attack I'm lacking a bit of confidence when it comes to attacking the basket but I'm feeling good. I'm working a lot on my fitness to not reinjure myself and bit by bit I'm feeling pretty good".
Hernangómez: “We've got to focused keep doing what we've been doing”
"We've got no problems in attack. We've shown that we're a very attacking team and lots of players have got a lot of points in them, I think the key will be the defence. The other day we had a great game, we also dominated the rebound and that will also be important. The team that defends the best from the first minute will have the best chance of winning the game".
RUDY: “IN THE SECOND GAME WE SAW A VERY AGGRESSIVE REAL MADRID, ALWAYS IN LINE OF THE PASS”.
"We're happy after last game in Barcelona, it was a big win, which was our objective. Now we've got two games at home and we must make the most of it. We must give one hundred percent. Barcelona have got ability and talent so we must be really focused and keep doing what we've been doing. We're ambitious and we want to win the two games at home".
Taylor: “We've got a good chance to win tomorrow”
“We wanted to win at least one game in Barcelona because to win the championship we had to. We managed it and now we've got a good chance to win tomorrow and I hope we also win on Wednesday. If we have a good start, the rest of the game will be easier with the team feeling good".