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Kaunas “Žalgiris” (2-0) in the Euroleague continue with the most important thing at this stage of the season: getting victories. This time, Martin Schiller’s students defeated Khimki (0-2) in the Moscow region, who played without key players, 84:70.
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Before Chimki, who had only 7 healthy basketball players, Marius Grigonis was the most productive player in Kaunas. The defender scored 21 points in 25 minutes, bounced 4 balls, made 3 assists and scored 23 utility points.
Jonas Jerebko stood out on the rival team, picking up a double-double – 23 points, 12 rebounds and 30 utility points.
BasketNews.lt journalist Jonas Lekšas praised Žalgiris’ individual performance in the second round of the Euroleague match in Mytiščiai.
Marius Grigonis – 10 points
25 min., 21 min. (2/4 dvit., 5/8 trit., 2/2 baud.), 4 atk. kam., 3 rez. lost, 23 naud. balai.
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For Grigonis, as for all of Žalgiris, the start of the match was not easy, but then the defender felt free, and with his long throws, it became easier for the whole team to breathe. Marius further argues that he feels like a fish in water in a quick attack, where he is left free to improvise and attack the basket in the first seconds of the attack.
Artūras Milaknis – 9 points
23 min., 14 p. (1/2 dvit., 4/6 trit.), 3 atm. cam., 2 res. more than 16 points.
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Milaknis was the only Žalgiris player to take a long shot in the first half, and his outing revived Žalgiris’ stalled attack. In the second quarter, the sniper made two more long shots and he and Grigonis were the main initiators of the streak. Also, in the fourth quarter, Artūras transferred Chimki’s zone defense to three points from the edge of the field and did not allow them to think about returning to the game. Of course, the passive defense of rivals on the perimeter contributed to the veteran’s solid performance.
Agustín as Rubitas – 8.5 balo
29 min., 12 p. (5/6 dvit.), 5 atm. cam., 4 res. consult., 3 units, 17 us. points.
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The ruby game is one of the notable positives of this duel. So far, we’ve gotten used to seeing an American play more Pikenpopusbut it was clear this time the tallest would have to take over more of Joffrey Lauvergne’s duties and he did a great job – we saw accurate throws not just from medium distance, but also a set of effects and Pikenrolo compliance. On defense, Augustine also looks more agile than at the beginning of the season and does a good job helping the team defend. Hopefully the American will continue to constantly improve the game and be a big boost on the front row.
Thomasas Walkupas – 8 rooms
25 min., 5 p. (1/2 dvit., 1/1 trit.), 6 rez. lost, 2 for. cam., 14 benefits. points.
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Walkup didn’t take much of his own attack, but he led the team well and delivered 6 assists. Often when a team hangs up against defensive opponents in the area, the player is charged, but in this case we cannot point the finger at Walkup, because “Žalgiris” did not seem willing to attack this defense system and the American he was forced to improvise. Also worth mentioning is Thomas’s selfless work on defense, where he was constantly strangled by the organizers of the Chimki attack from the baseline.
Rokas Jokubaitis – 6 points
19 min., 4 p. (2/2 dvit., 0/1 trit.), 2 rez. more, 2 pcs., 4 us. points.
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Schiller is still very confident at the age of 19: Jokubaitis was again the first player to rise from the bench to the field, replacing Vasturi at the start of the match. Rokas’s first entry into the square was really good, exacerbating the entire attack from “Žalgiris”. However, after a break, the defender did not stand out from the middle distance after dribbling.
Nigelas Hayesas – 6 balai
26 min., 15 p. (3/5 dvit., 2/9 trit., 3/3 baud.), 4 atm. cam., 11 benefits. points.
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Although Hayes was among the most productive, his tongue does not turn to rate his performance as solid. Nigel proved once again that his game is highly influenced by psychology: in the first half of the match, when the opponents took risks and the game was difficult for the entire Žalgiris, the American lost all 5 triples, two of which did not even they touched the bow. After the break, the forward was already playing safe, hitting a couple of times from distance, but then the Žalgiris had already fled away from their opponents and as a result, the extra tension did not have to put pressure on the basketball player. It should also be noted that Nigel did not avoid several serious errors in his personal defense against Jerebko.
Lukas Lekavičius – 5 rooms
15 min., 4 p. (1/4 double, 0/1 trit., 2/2 penalty), 4 sec. pr., 3 benefits points.
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At the match at Mytishchi, Luke was not a man to take advantage of. Although he was active and provoked the opponents’ fouls well, this time the pitches did not fall, and without them Lekavičius did not stand out.
Martin Geben – 4.5 points
11 min., 2 tk. (1/7 dvit.), 6 atk. kam., 2 by. kam., 4 praž., -1 naud. bullets.
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Geben, who replaced Lauvergne in the starting five, has been very active since the start of the match, but this time it has not borne sweet fruit. The center opened a Kaunas points count, but then he couldn’t stand out and missed many shots from very comfortable positions. Martin also scored 4 fouls in 11 minutes, and all of these casualties were slightly redeemed by some good innings on defense and 6 rebounds.
Paulius Jankūnas – 4 points
14 min, 4 p. (0/1 dvit., 0/2 trit., 4/4 baud), 2 atm. cam., 4 losses, 0 benefits. points.
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Schiller is still trying to use Jankūnas with a four-digit number and expects long throws from him, but the captain’s target has been down for some time and the opponents are no longer willing to take chances. Paul scored his penalty shots, but the game’s attacks could not be completed and the actions did not seem safe. The best example of this is a foul on Vialceva when playing back to the basket.
Steve’as Vasturia – 4 balai
14 min, 3 p. (0/1 dvit., 1/2 trit.), 2 rez. more than 3 points.
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Another indistinguishable performance from Vasturia and the loan of Tomas Dimša to the other team seem increasingly rushed. If we attack each other and do not expect miracles from an American, then in defense the basketball player stumbled behind the barriers, in addition to not committing a couple of times before. bonusothey cost easy points. The return of Patricio Garino to the pitch will take a while and it can be considered that the incorporation to the light edge position cannot be ruled out, since it can be seen that the level of the Resilient Euroleague is, at least for now, too tall.
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