The Lokomotiv Kuban guard was the top scorer along with Patrick Miller against Uralmash (77:64, both got 14 points), and also surpassed the 1,500-point mark in the VTB United League.
- You’ve scored your 1500th point in the VTB United League today. Do you follow your stats?
- I didn’t even know I hit a 1000 points! Well, it’s good.
- How important is to you to be one of the main scorers of every team you’re at?
- Well, it is important, but honestly it’s better to do what the team needs. On this team we have so many guys that can score 20 points a game. You never know whose night it’s gonna be. I’ve played basketball for a long time, and I can enjoy playing defense too. Making stops is also fun for me.
- What can you say about the game against Uralmash?
- Good win. It's the first time I was able to beat my past team, so I'm happy. Especially with these circumstances, the coach been gone, and Janko [Pejčić] stepping up. It was a good fight, we came with energy, just looking to build and go forward.
- Have you already spoken with the new coach?
- Yeah, but very briefly. Just welcome and hello. I hope he will help us get the good result.
- What helped Loko make such a run in the 3rd quarter?
- Our defense stepped up. We were able to use our speed and... I just think it was our hard defense.
- What happened to Loko’s 3-pointers?
- We’re just not making them right now. Honestly, it’s just basketball. But we can do other things to help us win the games besides 3-pointers. I think, the long-range shots are gonna come, and when we’ll start making them again, we’ll be even more dangerous.
- Today is a very warm day, +15 C. Is it unusual for you to see such a weather in Russia in January?
- For sure, and I like it. I just had my mom and my sister here for 2 weeks, and it was pretty cold outside. And since they left it’s warm again. I said they brought the cold weather from home.
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