Jokubaitis, who heroically stole the victory: “I’ve never had a situation like this in my life” / News



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Rokas Jokubaitis, who caught the ball sent by Marius Grigonis towards the basket during a chaotic attack, managed to launch and provoke a free-kick between several rivals that, thanks to heroic efforts, allowed the 19-year-old defender to beat Žalgiris’ victory.

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The minor from Mažeikiai, who stood on the free throw line, threw both fines in cold blood at the start of the Euroleague Olympiad in Piraeus.

“I have never had a situation in my life where two (my) tickets led me to victory,” Jokubaitis told the BasketNews.lt website immediately after the match. – Maybe I shot when there was a points advantage, but such a situation never before, and in the Euroleague, in the first game (of the season).

Psychologically it was definitely a test, but I felt the support of the bank, everyone came, they calmed down, they said “you can”. I believed in my strength, I did not shake that hand and I am very happy. “

Until the decisive moment, Jokubaitis had taken a penalty to play a little over two minutes earlier, when after Žalgiris’ tenth point, the Kaunas team finally returned to the match – 63:64.

At that moment, the last points of the young man were victorious.

“I still haven’t realized what happened here, but the most important thing is the victory on the trip. It is very good to start the season with a victory, we will continue working, we will see what happened, because the game was definitely not the most beautiful, “he continued.

The victorious free throws were marked by a career match in the Euroleague. Jokubaitis Olympiakos scored 12 points, grabbed 3 balls, distributed 3 assists and scored 15 utility points.

Before that, his best performance in the Old Continent tournament was 11 points and his utility 12 points.



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