Š.Jasikevičius: on the decontaminated “Žalgiris”, Rokas Mikrodvikov and the celebration of Žalgiris | Euroleague

In the first half, the Barcelona defense drove Shara crazy. In the first 10 minutes, the inhabitants of Žalgiris scored up to 24 points at the Palau Blaugrana stadium as their playing field.

But soon Shar put on a harness for his former team, through which “Žalgiris” managed to scratch just 38 points, that is, barely in the middle. 12.6 per quarter.

For example, in the third quarter, Žalgiris scored the first serve of the match only in the eighth minute of the quarter.

Žalgiris got a total of 48.6 percent. colon (18/37) and 26.3 percent. triples (5/19) and missed more times (17) than he made passes (16).

No one from Žalgiris scored a double digit number of points and only Marius Grigonis reached the 10-point limit of utility.

“We don’t go to the game with the right mindset. We weren’t too patient during the attack, and until half-time we allowed the guests to catch 10 balls in attack. As a result, the game was more difficult. But in the third half, our defense It was fantastic. After 24 points in the first, they scored less than 40 points in the next three quarters. We were able to control the game and finish it well. Great respect for my players “, – praised the basketball players Šarūnas Jasikevičius.

By the way, Žalgiris’s men scored 62 points in the Barça basket in the first match between them in Kaunas. The hosts of the stadium “Žalgiris” lost them 62:73.

“Congratulations to the fans and my players. I think it was a great victory against a team that plays basketball very well. A team that can score a lot of points very easily, ”said Shar.

Žalgiriai’s people tried to attack the ball through the penalty area, but neither the outside nor the inside could barely get the ball into the basket.

“We also defended in Kaunas, and then they attacked us from the outside, trying to get around the little ones, either with Walkup or Lekavičius. Of course, due to Tom’s illness, today there is no Walkup and there is no Lekavičius. Maybe that’s why they decided to go in the middle. They were well prepared for that and we didn’t understand anywhere. As we have suffered the same in Madrid, we have been working since Tuesday. But from the second half we played wonderful games in defense and from there we dominated “- after the match against the Lithuanian journalists in Barcelona – Jonas Miklovas (” BasketNews.lt “) and Tomas Ramanskas (15min), said Š.Jasikevičius.

After the match, Šaras chatted with Žalgiris’s Rokas Jokubaitis. He had an interesting micro fight with Barcelona’s talent on the defensive line, his one-year-old Leandro Bolmaro.

“It was fun to see a duel between some of the best young players. I think they both came out absolutely odorless, half dead. Because they pushed each other and they got a wonderful micro fight. For me, while training them both, it was a great pleasure to see them. They are both similar players with incredible mindsets and diligence. It was wonderful to see them escape ”, Š.Jasikevičius smiled.

“I think we defended ourselves perfectly. That’s our motto. When we defend well, we usually play well. This is what happened today. It all starts with defense. We played against a very talented team before the attack, so we had to stop them.” Cory Higgins told Euroleague TV, scoring 19 points and 27 utility points in 20 minutes.

“I am very happy to have finished after the trophy was won. It’s really not easy to play against Žalgiris. They are intense in defense, they have good throwers in attack. But after the break, we did a great job on defense and the attack was fantastic, ”said Pierre Oriola, Barcelona’s tall man.

With 18 wins and 7 losses, Barcelona continues to lead the Euroleague.

“It just came to our notice then. We had a difficult schedule, but now will be the time to distract ourselves. You will need to work on the physical condition, add something to the game. The next matches only after 8 days, so I hope the players can do good use of his free time and a break from basketball, ”added Š.Jasikevičius.

The coach joked that the Barcelonans celebrated very well after the Copa del Rey.

“For the holidays, I will say, in an exhausting way, really great. I loved how they paid to celebrate. I hope they earn something more so they can celebrate something else in a storm,” smiled Š. Jasikevičius.

And is the match with “Žalgiris” still exciting for him? Especially after the first confrontation in Kaunas.

“It just came to our attention then. I’ve always said that playing at home against your former team is one. And coming home is terrible, a burst of emotions: you need to manage them, think about the team, millions of things like tickets, watch family, friends. But it’s better to have these problems than not to have them, “Shar explained.