The 29-year-old sits down with Euroleague.net’s Geoff Gillingham as he prepares for his third straight Final Four
Nigel Williams-Goss, Olympiacos: ‘The bigger the moment, the better I play’
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Olympiacos Piraeus guard Nigel Williams-Goss certainly has a knack of shining in the postseason – and he’s looking to become just the fourth player to win back-to-back Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles with different clubs.
Last year, Williams-Goss increased his numbers in the postseason. He notably scored 22 points in Game 3 as Real Madrid won at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, which proved to be the catalyst for Los Blancos getting the series back on track after falling down 2-0. Then, at the Final Four, he had 10 points in the semifinals and 9 points in the championship game as Real became the EuroLeague champion.
Williams-Goss returned to Olympiacos last summer, having started his EuroLeague career with the Reds in the 2018-19 season, and played a key role in guiding the club to the playoffs. Once in the postseason, Williams-Goss scored 8 points or more in all five games as Olympiacos joined Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul by becoming the first-ever teams to win a Game 5 on the road – and both on the same night.
It was another example of Williams-Goss rising to the occasion.
“I think that’s something that’s always been inside of me ever since I was young,” Williams-Goss tells Euroleague.net’s Geoff Gillingham. “The bigger the moment, the better I play. I’ve always thrived in those big moments. My mind kind of just leaves and I follow my instincts. I love going to the postseason, obviously the Final Four. This is what I work so hard for all year round.”