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“Santa Claus, dwarf and fairy in one,” wrote former Environment Minister Kęstutis Mažeika on Facebook after sharing the photo of M. Grigonis after the match, and many other fans of the Kaunas team surrounded the leader of “Žalgiris” with similar epithets.
“When I got this job, they told me that Grigonis had to take the decisive shot. So, in the decisive attack, everything went according to plan”, – coach M. Schiller smiled after the victory, thanking M. Grigonis for the responsibility. assumes throughout this season.
“Marius has taken on the role he has been given this season and it is not easy. He’s a guy who often has the ball, shoots a lot, leads the team in attack. Many men, receiving that role, accept it, but it is a great responsibility. Marius handles it perfectly, ”said the Austrian.
Grigonis was also praised by Bayern helmsman Andrea Trinchieri.
“We have defended well since the last attack, but Grigonis made a well covered throw. He made a difficult throw on his hands. There was nothing tactical in that episode, just the player hit a great throw,” said a specialist from Italy.
When asked in the post-game press conference, Grigon himself said why he didn’t have the guts to throw a pretty tough pitch, saying, “If Mike James can, why can’t I?”
“When Mike James throws a kick, is it a good throw or not? Today, players throw and throw such throws. We also shot like this on game day, so I had practice. You always want to show that you can. You see how others throw, then you want to throw yourself. “
M. Grigonis is the star of the Euroleague. It’s hard to disagree with that, as the 26-year-old is the seventh most productive basketball player (average 15.1 points) and the twelfth most useful (average 16 nb), as well as the third most productive sniper. accurate (53 percent). accuracy).
“Žalgiris”, led by the defender of the Lithuanian national team, is again in the top eight with 9 wins and 7 losses.
Therefore, the desire of the leader of “Žalgiris” not to give in to the brightest stars of the tournament is understandable. And don’t give up. Not only cold-blooded at crucial moments, but also stability. This season, M. Grigonis delivers what is expected of him in almost every game.
This year, M. Grigonis did not score double-digit points twice in the Euroleague, and is second only to tournament performance leader M. James, the most useful player Nikola Mirotičius, Kevin Punter and Alexei Švedas; they didn’t score double-digit points once. The only other player who has slowed down twice is Jordan Lloyd.
The meeting with Lloyd’s Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade in October was the first game of the season in which M. Grigonis did not score at least ten points; then he managed to score 8 points, although the defender still scored 11 utility points, and Žalgiris won.
Probably the only really bad match for M. Grigonis took place in early December, when Šarūnas Jasikevičius arrived in Kaunas. After the victory against Bayern, M. Grigonis admitted that the confrontation with the Catalans was exceptional because Shar knew him well. Also, then he played emotions.
“In each match, the opponents test different defenses, you try to read those matches and so on. It didn’t work against Barça. Maybe because Shar knows me and did something different, but of course … there was something different then, there were emotions, maybe there was exhaustion on my part. “
It seems that M. Grigonis is determined not to repeat such unsuccessful matches. The Žalgiris wizard aligns himself with the other EuroLeague stars and claims that the best basketball players should be able to play well against any defense from their opponents. Even as tough as Bayern offered on Tuesday.
“Every situation is different, I try to read situations. All the best players do this, no matter what defense they have against them, they have to adapt and get away with it somehow. I try too. This time it worked a bit, but far from a perfect tithe. This time it’s fun, especially during the holidays, ”Žalgiris said.
The festivities will pass, but the stability and mood of M. Grigonis suggest that his gifts will not end this season.
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