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Lithuanian champion Kaunas “Žalgiris” (13/9) won an impressive and very important victory on matchday 22 of the Euroleague.
Kaunas residents after a dramatic and fateful struggle Marius grigonis throwing with a mermaid 79:78 (20:20, 27:18, 13:17, 19:23) defeated the Valencia basketball players (11/11).
Match progress:
Paulius Jankūnas, who struck from medium distance, started the confrontation with a successful colon, but the opponents played perfectly and, led by Vanja Marinkovičius, scored as many as 10 unanswered points. After a minute of rest, Kaunas came back with new ideas in attack and began to punish opponents with three points. After Augustine Rubit’s long pitch, “Žalgiris” exploded at 15:14. The first half was very persistent – 20:20.
The perfect diet ➡ Louis Labeyrie’s SLAM!# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/brPCwdWVB6
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 27, 2021
Klemenas Prepeličius, who hit two triples, had his say in the ranks of the rivals, however, the people of Žalgiris used the front row with more success and after A.Rubitas’ two-point lead again with the result 29:28 . Joffrey Lauvergne began leading the Kaunas team forward; after the French colon, the guests parted until 42:35. In the last minutes of the quarter, the people of Žalgiris further increased their advantage – 47:38.
After a long break, the Lithuanian champions began to get stuck in attack and were not effective. It is true that the opponents were left with one player: Louiso Labeyrie, who scored 8 points in a row. In more than 5 minutes, only Rokas Jokubaitis and Martin Geben scored two points, and the Valencia team, which organized more effective attacks, reduced the deficit – 55:60.
Finished STRONG by @ 1JOLOLO 💥# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/Jjzo4gJJoi
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 27, 2021
In the slimy section, A. Rubitas, who had a successful raid, hit a very important colon, but the hosts, who scored 4 points in a row, forced Martin Schiller to ask for a minute of rest – 66:64. “Žalgiris” did not enter the rival in important minutes, and after the colon of J.Lauvergne he increased the lead to 5 points and took the lead 72:67. Despite Thomas Walkup’s 3-pointer, the rivals tried to save: K. Prepeličius doubled, Nikola Kaliničius made two free throws and missed the third, but Martin Hermannsson bounced the ball on attack and found Sam Van Rossom who hit it. from a distance – 78:77.
Kaunas residents on the brink of the abyss had to escape for only 3 seconds: M. Grigonis, who took the initiative, hit another difficult colon and presented a fantastic victory to the fans of “Žalgiris” with the result 79:78.
Grigonis’ basket that leaves Valencia Basket without a prize
What a finale …pic.twitter.com/TnUcfvueyN
– Giants of Basket (@GIGANTESbasket) January 27, 2021
“Valencia”: Clemen Prepelicius 18 (4/6 triples), Louis Labeyrie 17 (2/8 triples, 5 reb.
Žalgiris: Augustine Rubitas 17 (3/4 shots from three points), Joffrey Lauvergne 13 (5/13 shots from two, 12 backs), Marius Grigonis 12, Rokas Jokubaitis 10 (5/5 shots from two, 6 res.).
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