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Kaunas “Žalgiris” and “Barcelona” triumphed in the national cup tournaments last weekend – in the final of the King Mindaugas Cup, the Lithuanian champions defeated Panevėžys “Lietakbelis” 76:69, at that time the army of Šarūnas Jasikevičius defeated the main rival “Madrid” True 88:73.
Before the next duel, Šarūnas Jasikevičius put his hat on against the team he had worked for the last almost six years.
The basketball show “Žalgiris” is one of the best in the Euroleague. Their numbers are solid not only in attack but also in defense. They have character, they are competitive. The Kaunas team includes two experienced basketball players who can create the game, ”said Šarūnas Jasikevičius.
The Barcelona strategist highlighted Marius Grigonis, Žalgiris’ most productive and useful player.
This season, a 26-year-old Kaunas accumulates 14.5 points (52.2 percent double, 48.1 percent trit, 95.6 percent penalty), recovers 2.3 balls, makes 3.1 points each of effective transmission and captures a utility score of 15.1.
“Grigonis is playing a great season. He captures a high level of shooting percentage from the player. We showed good defense in Kaunas. Both teams played physically, I hope so in the next match,” said the Barcelona coach from Lithuania.
The first duel between Kaunas ended with a victory for Barça by 72:63.
This was the sixth consecutive failure of “Žalgiris”, which Martin Schiller’s army turned upside down, winning six times in a row.
Barcelona is the leader of the Euroleague, with 17 wins and 7 losses in their account. Schiller students looking for a playoff spot rank ninth – 13 wins and 10 failures.
The match starts on Thursday at 10 pm Lithuanian time in Barcelona.
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