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Kaunas “Žalgiris” suffered a crushing failure on Thursday when in Barcelona 62:86 (24:24, 13:24, 10:23, 15:15) did not resist Šarūnas Jasikevičius Barcelona basketball players.
“Žalgiris”, who won the Copa del Rey Mindaugas last weekend, played the first half as an even match against “Barcelona”, but then got stuck in the defense of the rivals and scored only a triple in the last three quarters and scored 17 errors throughout the game.
After the game, the Barcelona strategist Š.Jasikevičius highlighted Thomaso walkupo Importance for Žalgiris, who did not know if he would be able to appear on the field this morning because he felt bad.
“Congratulations to our players and fans. I think we had a good game against a team that plays basketball very well. I think that against a team that can easily score points, we came out with the right mindset. In the first quarter we could not complete our attacks, in the first part of the match we allowed Žalgiris to rebound in a 10-ball attack and this is something that made the match more difficult. In the third half, our defense was impressive and we were able to control the game and finish it, ”said Š.Jasikevičius. “One of the most important things I want to say out loud is that Thomas Walkup is a very important player to them and he felt very bad last night. Maybe he ate something bad, and “Žalgiris” is completely different without T.Walkup. It gives the team confidence, strength and experience, but we must also pay tribute to our men who played very well.
The Barça strategist also spoke of the lack of fans, which he longed for. Some fans flocked to the arena before the match and congratulated their loved ones on winning the Spanish King’s Cup over the weekend.
“We really miss Dracs 1991 (fan group, aut. Past). We miss the Euroleague atmosphere in the arena, which is very important to us. We are overwhelmed with nostalgia, because the fans cannot be with us, but we saw them before the game, “said Š.Jasikevičius.
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