The 19-year-old forward was very good against Beşiktaş – he scored 13 points, made 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block shot.
- In terms of stats, you are one of the best in Loko this evening. How would you rate your performance against Beşiktaş?
- Glad that I scored some open shots. But a little unhappy that I let the opponent in on defense several times in overtime. But overall, of course, my emotions are positive.
- At Supercup, you played against CSKA and Beşiktaş. Which opponent was more difficult for you?
- Beşiktaş, because I played much more time with them than with CSKA. Plus the clutch today was very tense, and there was overtime also.

- How did you manage to win back 10 points in less than 2 minutes at the very end?
- Thanks to aggressive defense on their half. We made them do a couple of turnovers, BJ [Johnson] scored a couple of really tough throws, and that probably knocked Beşiktaş' confidence down. We, on the other hand, got a boost.
- What did you learn from participating in the Supercup?
- You always have to be 100% focused because if you relax even a little bit, opponents of that level punish you immediately.

- Can you call yourself one of the main team guys already?
- In terms of relationships – definitely, yes. In terms of mutual understanding during the game, I still have to work a lot.
- There is only a week left until the start of the VTB United league. What are you expecting from the game with Yenisei on September 22?
- I expect our victory. And good team play – the same as today in the second half of the game against Beşiktaş.
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