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The Kaunas “Žalgiris” (4/0) Euroleague team is experiencing a start that has not been possible for many years. Martin Schiller’s pupils in the first home game 89:73 (25:16, 16:19, 25:20, 23:18) confidently beat Anadolu Efes club (1/3) from Istanbul.
This match was watched by more than 5,000 fans, which is the Euroleague record this season.
Match progress:
With long shots, Žalgiris started the match and took the lead 10: 5. Nigel Hayes added another shot from a distance, the second, while Tibor Pleiss was important to the Anadolu Efes team and did not allow Žalgiris to escape with force – 9 : 14. Still, N. Hayes was unstoppable, already scoring his 11th point, Lukas Lekavičius hit from distance and Thomas Walkup finished the fourth with easy points: 25:16.
, …@bczalgiris hit the doorbell in STYLE 🙌# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/f0SrlIKRoU
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 15, 2020
Anadolu Efes eliminated the deficit after two consecutive 3-pointers by Adrien Moerman (31:32), but at the same time Artūras Milaknis calmed down the opponents’ rival – 35:31. The result was the same, but after the launch of Joffrey Lauvernge, “Žalgiris” again had a fragile advantage: 37:35. In the end, thanks to him and M. Grigonis, the difference reached 6 points (41:35), and after the second quarter, the locals led with such a result.
.@Bryant_Dunston equals Fran Vázquez by 259 blocks in his Euroleague career ⛔
It takes one more to break the record 👀 pic.twitter.com/HfTiBcaFr3
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 15, 2020
After the big break, “Žalgiris” gained a double digit lead (46:35), although R. Beaubois hit from afar, Krunoslav Simonas didn’t make a mistake either, and when he hit Vasilije Micičis he scored 6 points – 47:53. Dunston narrowed the gap even further (53:57), but Steve Vasturia not only hit from a distance, but also caused a 60:53 penalty. S.Vasturia and L.Lekavičius regained the double-digit lead (64:54), so the people of Žalgiris were able to feel more secure before the last 10 minutes – 66:55.
HAND TIME by @ 1JOLOLO 🛫# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/S9ILQoLSAd
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 15, 2020
Artūras Milaknis and L. Lekavičius considered the difference between “Žalgiris” as a record (75:58), while “Anadolu Efes” could not recover. V.Micičius stopped the hunger for points, but the people of Žalgiris went ahead and prepared an answer. Chris Singleton was fouled twice in attack, so he sat on the bench after a very poor performance, and “Žalgiris” came close to victory – 84:63. Karolis Lukošiūnas also appeared in the square: it was his Euroleague debut this season, and the victory was won by the people of Žalgiris.
Žalgiris: Nigelas Hayes 17 (3/3 diat., 3/5 trit., 5 rep.), Marius Grigonis and Lukas Lekavičius (3/3 diat., 2/2 trit., 5 res., Artūras Milaknis (2/2 trit .) And Joffrey Lauvergne (8th rev. Dvit., 12 min.) – after 7 pm
“Anadolu Efes”: Bryant Dunston 20 (8/9 diat., 7 preliminaries), Krunoslav Simon 16 (6th ed.), Rodrigue Beaubois 12, Adrien Moerman 8, Vasilije Micičius 7 (1/5 trit.), Tibor Pleissas 6.
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