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Utena’s Juventus team became the first participant in the quarterfinals of the Citadele King Mindaugas Cup (KMT).
Triples released this season
Utena’s people went to the second leg of the first round with no advantage – in the first match with Marijampolė’s “Sūduva-Mantinga” they were played in a draw. Still, Juventus seemed much safer at home: they won 89:68.
At the post-match press conference, Utena strategist Žydrūnas Urbonas said it was difficult to prepare his team for the match.
“It just came to our notice then. Players have to get up, only then does serious basketball begin, which we must always play. Here is the subconscious. Urbonas seems to be pushing himself, playing, trying, but still feeling less focused on his mind, due to lack of motivation. – It is difficult for all the teams in the Betsafe-LKL championship to concentrate in this way. As coaches, we try to break the maximum, but it is the people. “
However, according to him, matches between Betsafe-LKL and National Basketball League (NKL) teams can be beneficial for young players.
“It is a good project, especially for young players. For them, it increases psychology and confidence, ”said Urbonas.
Utena Juventus, as the fifth-place team last season, received a direct ticket to the quarter-finals. It is at this stage that in recent years the people of Utena have met the basketball players of Vilnius Rytas, who have become the main competitors. Urbon also joked about it.
“Maybe we can get something easier this year, Kaunas” Žalgiris “(laughs). I hope to have the game close to 70-80 percent of its capacity by the quarterfinals,” said the coach.
In the first round of the Citadele KMT, the winners of the five pairs are still unclear.
October 26 6 pm “Milk Stars and Jonava” will play retaliation on Pasvalys (Pasvalys has a 12 point lead).
Four games await on October 27: 6:15 p.m. – Prienai CBet – Kaunas “Žalgiris-2” (Prieniai has the advantage of 3 points), 6.30pm. – Klaipėda’s first match “Neptūnas-Akvaservis” – “Šiauliai”, also at 6.30 pm. They will face Kėdainiai Nevėžis-Optibet and Šakiai Vytis (Vytis has a 15-point lead) at 6.45 pm. Alytus “Dzūkija” and “Šilutė” will play (in the first match the Alytus team won 5 points).
The last match of the first round is on November 3. 7 pm Šiauliai and Neptūnas-Akvaservis will play.
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