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The Turks are one of the few teams whose positions are sought after by Žalgiris, who is fighting for a playoff berth.
Kaunas basketball players have won 15 games so far and share ninth place with Vitorija’s “Baskonia” and “Valencia” teams.
The trio does not lose hope of overtaking Zenit St. Petersburg (16 wins), Fenerbahce, Real Madrid (17 each), Bayern Munich or CSKA Moscow (18 each).
So far, only the regular season leader “Barcelona” (21 wins) has secured a berth to the playoffs.
Žalgiris and Fenerbahce played the first round matches in Kaunas on December 17. The match ended with an unexpectedly big victory for Kaunas 99:62.
The Kaunas team, which won by 37 points, repeated the record for their biggest win in modern Euroleague.
“The residents of Kaunas are one of the most difficult teams in the Euroleague. The twelve players of” Žalgiris “fight together and are united like a fist. You can see for yourself that this team is made up of representatives of the traditional basketball school Lithuanian.
The Lithuanian club has been complemented by several good players this season, Lauvergne is playing a great season. I am also pleased with the success of Martin Schiller, who is doing a great job with the current team.
We must defend our square. After all, this is the end of the season, so we understand that every match will be especially important, ”Fenerbahce strategist Igor Kokoškov said before the match.
The match in Istanbul will be played without former Žalgiris player Edgar Ulanov; the club has announced that the basketball player will not be included in the team. E. Ulanov may have received a minor injury.
