“Sabah” basketball club came from behind to beat LANDAU Lions 84-74 in their opening game of the Azerbaijan Basketball League season.
AzB.az reports that Gerry Blakes played a key role in the victory, scoring 21 points and grabbing 4 rebounds. After the game, the American basketball player spoke about the comeback, his individual performance, the fans and the team’s goals for the season.
“We worked very hard for the comeback. We gave everything we had as a team. Credit to the opponents as well. They are a good team. We just had to finish the game strong. We knew it would be a battle. We had played them a few days ago, so we knew it would be a long and difficult game. We just had to keep fighting throughout the entire game, and that’s what we did,” Blakes said.
Despite scoring 21 points, the basketball player said he was not completely satisfied with his own performance:
“Actually, I wasn’t satisfied. I think I can play much better. I can improve myself even more. But we won, and that’s good.”
Blakes also spoke about the atmosphere created by the fans during the game:
“The atmosphere was amazing. I’m glad our fans supported us like that tonight. We were also able to put on a good show for them.”
Asked about Sabah’s goals for the season, the American gave a brief answer:
