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Kaunas “Žalgiris” (11/13), led by strategist Martin Schiller, suffered the second consecutive defeat in the Euroleague.
The Lithuanian champions did not have much of a chance in the round 25 match on the field and as a result 62:86 (24:24, 13:24, 10:23, 15:15) did not resist Šarūnas Jasikevičius Club Barcelona (7/18) in Barcelona.
After this failure, the people of Žalgiris were expelled from the first eight.
The course of the confrontation:
The match began with a hurricane attack by both teams: in the 4th minute Artūras Milaknis struck from afar and Kaunas took the lead with the score 13:12. The opponents were led by Cory Higgins, who scored 9 points and returned the advantage to the hosts. The persistent first half, in which Karolis Lukošiūnas had already played, ended with Brandon Davies’ colon under the basket – 24:24.
.@ chiggins11 turn the corner and THROW IT!# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/CHILiPhEQu
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 18, 2021
In the second quarter, the Barça team took the initiative. “Žalgiris” stood out with more than 4 minutes only by the colon of Marius Grigonis, and the army of Š.Jasikevičius played a good stretch and after the launch of Nick Calathes it broke – 39:30. The people from Žalgiris scored 4 unanswered points, but Alex Abrines’ long pitch dampened the excitement of the guests. Barcelona basketball players took the lead before the long break 48:37.
❌ @Rolands_Smits he picked it up!# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/eK9qV4aJde
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 18, 2021
“Žalgiris” scored more than two accurate shots by M. Grigonis in more than 5 minutes, and the opponents won the section even 11: 2. Unfortunately, the people of Žalgiris did not wake up after the emotions of M. Schiller during the minute of rest. The bomb finally got stuck and after a quick attack, which was completed by two points from under the basket by Adam Hanga, the teams separated by up to 24 points – 65:41. Three confrontation halves ended with the same difference: 71:47.
At the end of the match, the Kaunas team still had very difficult points, but the opponents also reduced their revolutions in attack. In the 36th minute, the Barça team went ahead 77:53, although Steve Vasturia soon launched into combat. The people of Žalgiris were forced to admit a painful defeat as a result 62:86.
“Barcelona”: Cory Higgins (8/9 colones) and Pierre Oriola (7/8 colones, 7 rebounds) after 19, Brandon Davies 12 (5/6 colones), Nikola Mirotičius 10 (2/6 colones).
Žalgiris: Nigel Hayes 9 (1/6 colon), Marius Grigonis (0/5 three colon), Joffrey Lauvergne (5 sec.) And Artūras Milaknis 8, … Thomas Walkup 3 (19 min.).
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