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Already on Sunday, the first Betsafe-LKL dessert awaits Lithuanian basketball fans: a great battle between Vilnius “Rytas” and Kaunas “Žalgiris”.
Rokas Jokubaitis
| MIN: | 16.9 |
| PTS: | 5.6 (fifty%) |
| REB: | 1.2 |
| HOW: | 2.8 |
| ST: | 0.6 |
| BS: | 0 |
| TO: | 1.2 |
| GM: | 5 |
You can watch the central games of the seventh round directly from 5 pm on the BTV channel and through LKL.lt.
Both teams will face the meeting in good form: Vilnius residents have won all six games played so far, while Kaunas team has won four times in five meetings and currently occupies second position in the table.
It is true that the people of Žalgiris lost the Euroleague match for the first time on Thursday. After four victories in a Kaunas series, the Valencia basketball players stopped them in their own arena.
Already after this match, Kaunas defender Rokas Jokubaitis said that there is no time to be sad, because on Sunday an important derby with “Rytas” awaits him, and LKL.lt spoke about the mood in which he will face the team this game.
“You cannot say that the defeat is good, we only saw our bad sides, now we will have time to analyze everything. We will come to Sunday’s game after concentrating and analyzing our mistakes. We have received a good lesson and that lesson can really give us a plus before Sunday’s game, “Jokubaitis told Thursday.
Mažeikiai himself started the season very high this year: coach Martin Schiller assigns him important roles in both the Euroleague and the LKL, where the player averages 5.6 points and 6 utility points per game.
However, the player himself does not exaggerate in this and assures that he only wants to duly thank the coaching staff and teammates for their trust, and from this, successful performance is followed by successful performances.
“The start of the season is really surprising for me personally, I have a lot of playing time, there is confidence in the coaching staff and in my teammates, it’s really great.
When I go out on the court, I try to give myself completely. Maybe that’s why it works so well, such small things come together and bring that success. I hope this stability is maintained, “the defender told LKL.lt.
Already on Sunday, Žalgiris will face the most serious test in the local championships so far. The fact that the atmosphere during matches with “Rytas” differs from the usual matches has already been felt by Jokubaitis himself.
“This is a derby in Lithuania, we will play in their field, from what I have seen, their fans will come together. It’s always fun to play against them, that atmosphere is definitely different. But we run with one goal: to win, we are motivated, those emotions ”Said the basketball player.
The “Žalgiris” team has undergone significant changes this season: new coaches have arrived, some basketball players have also changed.
Do you need to be told what the fights between the Vilnius and Kaunas teams mean to the fans? Jokubaitis ensures that the clubs that have already played derby in various countries understand the meaning of these matches.
“I think all the legionaries who have come are really familiar with that, there are those derbies in every country. You can see what the derby is, what kind of match awaits you.
We will have a couple of days, we will analyze the competitors, but this is the same match in which we have to reach 100 percent ”, emphasized the interlocutor when communicating with LKL.lt.
Asked about the fundamental changes of the Vilnius team, Jokubaitis, like many, highlighted the increase in speed of the capital team.
“Many changes in the composition, a new coaching staff, more speed in his basketball. A good start for them is a pretty good thing for them, but I don’t think they have had any serious rivals yet.
The start of the season does not show everything, but on Sunday we will see how it is and we will try to take the victory ”, thought Žalgieris.
The Kaunas team played the Euroleague match on Thursday, and the Vilnius team had more time to prepare for Sunday’s match.
However, Jokubaitis does not believe that the physical condition of the team could become a deciding factor in the duel.
“We play on Thursday, the next game is Sunday. We are still professionals, we know how to coordinate that recovery. I think there will be an extra desire on Sunday, I don’t think that physical fatigue can put my foot down,” he said.
However, the Kaunas team is considered to be a brilliant matchup favorite: Betsafe equaled their chances of winning at almost 69 percent.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, basketball fans should also be interested in another showdown between the neighbors at the tournament table: Utena “Juventus” will host Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” in their arena.
You can watch these matches directly from 5 pm on the BTV channel and through LKL.lt. The situation of the teams at the moment is identical: both clubs have won four victories and suffered two failures and are lined up next to each other.
According to Betsafe experts, the victory will be won by a small difference to Juventus, whose chance is 55.1 percent.
The matches will be played on Sunday: Kėdainiai “Nevėžis-Optibet” will receive Šiauliai, who has not yet experienced the taste of victory, at home at 3:00 pm, and Prienai “CBet” will fight Alytus “Dzūkija” in his arena at 3:30 p.m.
Both matches will be shown by LKL.lt, and according to punters, the Nevėžis-Optibet (79.8%) and CBet (71.7%) teams should top up their victory accounts here.
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