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Galatasaray without Micov, Pocius and Arslan

All three players got injured in the second game, and without them Galata have 5 players in rotation

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After Fener had won the first game by 26 points and they could do what they wanted, no one expected the series to return to their arena.

- We made the impossible happen, I am proud of my players - said Ataman after the second game and 70-69 win in overtime. 

When they want to and when they play at home, and against Fener, then Galatasaray look like they have superpowers. They already defeated Fener during the season with six players, and they actually played with six players this time as well. because Micov and Pocious got injured in the first quarter, Arslan in the third. None of them could continue playing, but Galatasaray endured everything and won the game of small numbers. 

- Despite the circumstances. we didn't surrender until the end. 

The hero's name is Sinan Guler (20p, 7/16, 42 minutes), just as it was on March 9th when he played 40 minutes and earned 10 stitches above his eye after a crash with Zizis. 

- I don't know if we'll advance through the series, but Fener haven't defeated us here in three years. We stopped their strangers, played real defense - coach Ataman gloated. 

Is it fear or something else, it's hard to explain, but when Fener cross to the other side of the city, it's like they become a different team. In the second game, Goudelock (3/14), Bogdanovic (5/16) and Bjelica (5/16) combined scored 13/46 shots from the floor. Vesley managed to make five fouls during his five minutes on the court, and Fener managed to lose the game in which they won 50-26 in rebounds. 

- This was probably our worst game of the season. We were a bit nervous, made bad decisions in the offense, we failed in efficiency - said coach Obradovic. 

- We play the third game at home, we fought for that all season and I think it'll be different. 

Fenerbahce will not be able to shoot the way they did in the second game, besides, they play differently at home, with the support of the audience which will definitely fill out the arena. Galatasaray magically won the second game, but Fener can't play that badly. With all that, Galatasaray will be weakened and they don't stand a chance with 5-6 seniors in rotation. 

Yesterday, Galata's team doctor, dr. Adnan Bagnacik, gave a statement in which he confirmed that Micov suffered a major ankle injury, same as Pocius, and Arslan injured his groin and according to the doctor, neither of them will be playing. Guler is also under doubt, although he should be expected. 

In translation, this means that Galatasaray will have five players in rotation - Guler, Carter, Erceg, Young and Gonlum. Erceg will have to play position 3, and Gonlum and Young will have to fill up the paint. They will probably play a lot of zone defense for as long as there will be hope, but later we can expect young players like Nikolov, Arar, Ural...