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According to the technician, the health of the Frenchman still raises questions. According to Schiller, he has trained minimally in recent days.
“Whether Jojo will play will be decided before the game,” said the specialist who mentioned his 39th birthday last week.
J. Lauvergne, who wore a jersey for Fenerbahche in 2018-2020, is one of the most important Kaunas players this Euroleague season. During the game, he accumulates an average of 11.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. Height ranks second on the team in terms of utility (average of 12.8 points).
In Istanbul, “Žalgiris” will perform again without the injured Artūras Milaknis, not to mention Patricis Garinas, who has not played since the beginning of the season.
At that time, Edgar Ulanov, the Argentine predecessor in Žalgiris, would not help Fenerbahce because of the injury. The forward had already retired from the lineup last month, but then came back and played several games.
On the other hand, according to Schiller, the Turks will be able to trust Mark Guduricius. It was his return from the NBA last winter that began a renaissance at Fenerbahce that lifted Igor Kokoshov’s alumni to the top eight.
“Basketball is not football, we do not play eleven against eleven. In our sport, one or two good players can make a big difference. M. Guduričius is very useful in” Fenerbahče “both in attack and defense.
Since we met in Kaunas, Fenerbahche’s results have improved significantly. In my opinion this is a very high quality basketball team led by players like Jan Vesely, Nando De Colo, M. Guduričius himself. It is not so easy to find effective means to stop them, because “Fenerbahce has many combinations and many weapons,” Schiller praised his opponents.
Bah Fenerbahce Beko 🆚 @bczalgiris Leaders in pre-match statistics! 👇#YellowLegacy #EuroLiga pic.twitter.com/9KVzF1DObS
– Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) March 17, 2021
I. Kokoškovas does not skimp on compliments for his work beyond the Atlantic.
I would assign Žalgiris to a group of teams that are more difficult to play with in the Euroleague. The Kaunas team is united, the 12 basketball players are used to playing together. When you look at “Žalgiris”, you can see the traditional Lithuanian basketball school, the basketball school of this country. Of course, there are also good legionaries in the team, most notably J. Lauvergne. Throughout the season, “Žalgiris” demonstrates quality basketball, and I congratulate M. Schiller for that: his efforts really paid off.
Either way, we will play at home and we will have to defend our strength. The end of the regular season is here, so every point is extremely important, ”said the Serb.
Speaking about the tense situation at the tournament table, which only lasts for each of the remaining five rounds of the regular season, Schiller said he felt no additional pressure.
“Now it has contributed a little more drama, as the image at the tournament table before the playoffs begins to shine. But in fact, all the games we played in November, December or January were equally important to us.” Schiller pointed out.
“Žalgiris” currently occupies eleventh place in the Euroleague (15/14) and “Fenerbahče” are in seventh place (17/12).
Last December, the Turks lost 62:99 in Kaunas – it was the biggest victory for “Žalgiris” in the history of mutual encounters, during which “Fenerbahče” won 16 times, the residents of Kaunas got 10 victories.
The return match in Istanbul will take place on Thursday, starting at 7.45 pm. Lithuanian time.
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