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This is the first chance for new Žalgiris strategist Martin Schiller and newcomers to the team to face off against fans of the green-white team, and for a Žalgiris, this will be the new team’s first match.
According to the coach’s decision, Augustine Rubitas will sign up for this match instead of Marek Blaževičius.
It has been announced that the EuroLeague We’re Back Preeason Tour tournament at the Žalgiris Arena will be open to just over 7,000 spectators.
In the first semifinal of the day, Olympia Milan with Z.LeDay at the head 79:57 did not spare the ALBA Berlin basketball players.
The course of the match
After the second quarter: Kaunas “Žalgiris” – Athens “Panathinaikos” 43:38 (23:17, 20:21)
20 minutes. A nasty stab from Jackson in almost the last second of the second half (43:38).
19 min. Woohoo! You should also put your hat on in front of your opponents. Rival sniper H. Saint-Roos “hits” M. Geben’s much higher ball onto the backboard – a great block.
17 min. And here, the relentless PAO defender P. Jackson is already showing his skills in attack. The Greeks keep the game (41:35).
16 min. The “Žalgiris” attack engine, running smoothly, responds successfully to each opponent’s attack – 39:30.
15 minutes. For! The stone scores two more points and pushes the team forward on their shoulders. It is true that the young man needs a well-deserved rest: the defender sits on a free bench (35:27).
14 min. The activity of the Kaunas defenders in defense is best reflected in the count of intercepted balls: 6 “stolen” balls and already a 9-point lead (33:24). The author of another missing colon is again R. Jokubaitis.
12-13 min. The excellent start of the second quarter of PAO allows the deficit to be minimized, but the storm of rivals is repressed by the colon of R. Jokubaitis with a foul and easy points of S. Vasturia (30:24).
After the first half: Kaunas “Žalgiris” – Athens “Panathinaikos” 23:17
10 minutes. I. Papapetrou opens his points tally with four penalties for the last minutes of the quarter, B. Bentilis hits the triple and the rivals get a little closer – “Žalgiris” in front 23:17.
8 min. R. Jokubaitis also follows in the footsteps of L. Lekavičius. The young talent from Kaunas launches the shot from the middle distance on the first attack. Žalgiris dominates – 19:10.
7 min. Only when the hosts’ engine, L.Lekavičius, left the squad and hit the mark shot with a hand on high trajectory. PAO points accumulate only in a quick attack (15:10).
5 minutes. There is not only an attack, when M. Grigonis executes a triple, but also defense: only 6 points were missed in the middle of the half (13: 6).
2-3 min. Th.Walkupas wins four unanswered points, but “Žalgiris” doesn’t stop there – after the intercepted ball, N.Hayes scores points from below the basket, and J.Lauvergne soon adds a nice semicircle – 10: 4.
1 minute. Marius Grigonis opens Kaunas points tally from the service line, but Aaron White is immediately responsible with two free throws – 2: 2.
Kaunas initial five “Žalgiris”: Thomas Walkupas, Steve’as Vasturia, Marius Grigonis, Nigelas Hayesas, Joffrey Lauvergne’as.
Five start of the Panathinaikos from Athens: Pierre’as Jacksonas, Marcusas Fosteris, Ioannis Papapetrou, Aaronas White’as, Georgios Papagiannis.
In the cycle of preparation for the new season, the Lithuanian champions played three friendly matches: 92:59 did not spare Riga VEF, 102: 71 crushed Juventus de Utena, and after briefly passing Palanga 102: 78 crossed the players ball for Panevėžys Lietkabelis.
Faced with the imminent confrontation, M. Schiller admitted that this time he has blocked a very mysterious, but undoubtedly, the grandmother of European basketball elite Kaunas basketball.
“I think they are still a very good team. Sure, they lost dynamic defenders N. Calalathes and T. Rice, but they still have good players. From what I’ve seen, I think they are very tall. We watched one of their matches because we couldn’t find more of them. We have seen a certain trend in what they do in a fast attack or defense. It is true that those matches took place in Greece a week and a half ago, so there is always the question of what can be trusted. However, at the moment we only had that information and we are ready as much as we could, ”said M. Schiller about preparing for the match.
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