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Kaunas “Žalgiris” failed to win in the Euroleague meeting with Real Madrid on Tuesday. Kaunas, stuck in the defense of the Spanish team, had to admit the advantage of his opponents at 58:70 on the road.
The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed the individual performance of the Žalgiris people and rated it with ratings.
# 0 Thomas Walkup (23 min., 3 reps, 1 res., 1 pm, 10 pm). Rating – 7.
The American had a couple of good episodes in attack and in a singles game he kept trying to outdo his direct opponents. To make it work more effectively, a better shot from Th.Walkup was missing “out of the game” – the player missed all 3 long shots. The Madrid club broke Žalgiris’ ties in attack and Th.Walkupas could not organize the game well and made a single effective pass. Although Real defended themselves really hooked and looked for the mistakes of the Žalgiris people, taking the main organizer of the Kaunas team off the track is not an easy task: he made a mistake only once.
# 4 Lukas Lekavičius (19 min., 8 points, 2 res. Per minute, 1 per minute, 1 coin, 3 points). Rating – 6.
The defender was active and took the initiative with courage. L.Lekavičius was one of the most astute players in the statically attacked Kaunas, but some of the shots, which are quite good and usual for the defender, flew past or were blocked by opponents. Žalgirietis realized 4 points from two points from 9 and did not attack from far. On defense, L. Lekavičius supervised a much more physical Alberto Abalde on a stage, who can compete in various positions, but did not make the most of his advantages over the “Žalgiris” player.
Hayesas
# 10 Nigel Hayes (30 min, 11 pts, 1 retr., 2 rel., 3 sec., 1 pm, 10 pm). Rating – 9.
It’s unlikely that Žalgiris can be blamed too much for Gabriel Deck’s long throws, which came as a surprise to Žalgiris’ defense. N.Hayes managed his basket well and took 3 balls, and in attack he took advantage of the opportunities he had quite effectively. “Žalgiris” made only 4 long shots in Madrid, and 3 of them were scored by N. Hayes with a 100% accuracy. The American, who competes a lot, shows great sporting form and is currently one of the most stable players on the Kaunas team.
# 13 Paulius Jankūnas (23 min., 13 points, 7 reps, 1 res., 2 reps, 3 p., 23 points). Rating – 10.
We have not seen such an effective Fr. Jankūnas in a long time. The Žalgiris veteran started the game a couple of times by mistake, but then hit from a distance and added two points. Subsequently, the veteran also made good use of his advantages in attack, fouling opponents and fighting much closer to the basket. The front row of “Žalgiris” did not look confident against the high team of Madrid, but P.Jankūnas was the most solid player of the Kaunas club.
# 23 Martin Geben (5 min, 2 points, 0 helpful votes).
M. Geben got his minutes in the first half of the game and slightly expanded the rather small rotation of “Žalgiris”. The tall man attacked the basket three times and managed to score two points in one of the situations, after the successful pass from N. Hayes.
# 24 Augustine Rubit (22 minutes, 4 points, 3 essays, 1 resolution, 2 repetitions, 3 credits, 3 helpful votes). Rating – 5.
“Žalgiris” had a clear idea of attacking W. Tavares from the start of the match Pikenpopais and it was with that idea that A. Rubitas started the match in the starting five. It is a pity that those pitches did not fall and thus did not manage to eliminate the opponent’s center at the beginning of the match. Subsequently, he abandoned his shooting average and A. Rubitas made a mistake 3 times in attack. However, this time the giant of the Madrid club itself did not become the main problem for the defense of “Žalgiris”. The opponent’s center scored only 6 points, but bounced 9 balls.
# 31 Rokas Jokubaitis (24 min., 4 sts, 3 reps, 4 res., 1 reps, 3 p., 5 points). Rating – 6.
R. Jokubaitis, who started the game in the fifth starter, did not break down and scored the first points for “Žalgiris” in Madrid. The Žalgiris player managed to attack opponents several times and create opportunities for teammates – he made 4 assists. Although Jaycee Carroll failed to deal with the defense several times, it was not the main problem for the Kaunas team.
# 32 Steve Vasturia (10 min., 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 helpful votes). Rating – 3.
After a very long break, the American returned to receive important minutes in the Euroleague, but could not use them more effectively. In defense, although J.Carrollas did not punish the Žalgiris player after making a long shot after a misleading play, S.Vasturia allowed the rival to throw a good triple there. The Kaunas team defender attacked twice from a distance, but both triples were inaccurate.
Grigonis
# 40 Marius Grigonis (29 min., 6 sts, 1 rep., 2 res., 2 p., 1 p., 7 points). Rating – 6.
We are used to a different number of M. Grigoniai in attack, but here it is worth paying tribute to the good defense of Real, who managed to effectively supervise Žalgiris. M. Grigonis had no chance to shoot and shot only once from distance, and his “2v2” game with the top team was also shattered. Perhaps the leader of the attack against Žalgiris also ran out of energy, having played for 36 minutes with Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade a couple of days ago. The biggest matches in the Euroleague await Žalgiris in the near future and M. Grigonis will need a fresh and rested one.
# 77 Joffrey Lauvergne (13 min., 2 pts, 2 rebounds, 1 pm, -3 pp.). Rating – 1.
The Frenchman, who spent extraordinary time on the bench, fell out of context in this encounter. The high performance was accompanied by fouls and lost duels closer to the basket. It’s a shame, but when he meets middle forwards of the same caliber as W. Tavares, the Žalgiris seems to be disappearing. The game in Madrid was the worst for Lauvergne this season: he scored just 2 points and finished the game with -3 utility points.
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