Schiller reassured by status / News from Grigonis sent home during match

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Marius Grigonis, who started the game early but was not ill, forced Martin Schiller’s staff to make decisions during the long break in the game.

Kaunas “Žalgiris” was given a break in the second leg of the KMT 54:37 quarter-final, and after the first match with an additional 16-point lead, the cold team leader was given a break.

Grigonis, who played six minutes in the first half before leaving the third quarter, left the arena and went home.

“Grigonis is sick, so we decided to send him home,” Schiller said at a post-game news conference. – The game started well, but we decided it would be better if he went home. Marius has a cold, his COVID-19 test was negative, so it has nothing to do with the coronavirus. “

Those of Žalgiris had lost the initiative in the second part of the duel, and the Milk Stars, who took advantage of it, came close by four points 57:61. However, the Kaunas team struck back and began to dominate in the fourth quarter, leading by more than 20 points.

“I congratulate the team for winning the game with this style,” Schiller commented on the victory in 103: 77. – We worked in defense with a lot of concentration, especially in the first part of the duel.

The first five minutes of the third quarter on defense were not so good, as concentration was broken, but the players who got up from the bench returned their intensity and our concentration ”.

The Klaipėda Neptūnas barrier will be waiting for the Žalgiris team in the semi-finals of the KMT. The other couple will meet Juventus from Utena and Lietkabelis from Panevėžys.

KMT competitions will be held from February 13 to 14 in Panevėžys.

The people of Žalgiris will play the next match with Piraeus Olympiakos at home on Friday.