Lauvergne, happy with the possibility of winning the title, has no doubts about the success of Milaknis in the three-point competition / News

Joffrey Lauvergne, who suddenly installed himself in the colors of Kaunas “Žalgiris” in Panevėžys, explodes with the desire to take the first title in the ranks of the Verdiblancos.

In the KMT semi-final match, the Frenchman who scored the mountain for Neptune scored 28 points, bounced 10 balls and scored 35 utility points, and led the way for the team led by Martin Schiller to reach the final of the tournament.

“Sometimes it happens that the game happens this way, but sometimes it turns in the opposite direction. I prepare for each game in the same way,” Lauvergne said at the press conference. – Today there were many open opportunities, but tomorrow can be much more difficult. Tomorrow we have a chance to win the title and I, as a newcomer to Žalgiris, am very satisfied. “

At the end of the third half, Neptūnas, who showed his character, was slightly ahead – 53:52, but at the end of the fourth Artūras Milaknis scored a triple – 55:53, which started Žalgiris’ stream.

In the last quarter, after four points from Lauvergne, he extended to 15: 3 and “Žalgiris” reached the victorious semifinal.

“The most important thing is that we have reached the final tomorrow,” Schiller began his speech. – The game was very difficult, as we expected. Joffrey performed very well under the basket, and I would also like to mention Paul Jankūnas, who played just as well.

The persistent fighting on the field kept Schiller from expanding his rotation, which was mostly in the hands of eight players. The five starters and Jankūnas, who got up from the bench, competed for 24 to 29 minutes.

Marek Blaževičius and Steve Vasturia did not appear on the field.

“In a perfect world, we would like to have a twelve-player rotation, but we have to act on the way the game plays out,” said Schiller. “If the action in the square does not allow us to do that, we are forced to do it (as we do today).”

In the sixth final of the Žalgiris team KMT, the bay of Panevėžys Lietkabelis awaits you. The team led by Nenad Chanak is the only one together with Juventus de Utena that managed to break the champions on the home front.

In Panevėžys’s game, Schiller highlighted the line of defenders.

“We must know well the characteristics of the Lietkabelis players”, stressed the helmsman of “Žalgiris”. – Kyle Vinales is your most productive basketball player, dynamic player and pitcher. Panevėžys’s defenders are noted for their arsenal of skills, including Margiris Normantas. The first line is high. “

Before Sunday from 5:30 p.m. Champion sniper Artūras Milaknis will attempt to claim individual trophies in the three-point competition, which will kick off Žalgiris’s first season title hunt.

Expecting the success of a teammate, Lauvergne does not doubt Žalgiris’ victory.

“Artūras will really win, he’s a friend of my team,” the Žalgiris Center replied to the BasketNews.lt website. – I don’t know who your rivals will be. He himself lost in such a competition, but had to hear that it is difficult to keep cool and make a series of pitches. Milaknis is an incredible sniper. “