After a resounding victory – the modest Chanak: “I didn’t really care about the result before the game” / News

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In addition to the two-match wins for Betsafe – LKL, the former Panevėžys Lietkabelis team recorded the first win of this season in Kaunas, but before the match for Aukštaitija club coach Nenadas Čanakas, the result was not even essential.

The Serbian strategist emphasized that the most important thing for him was to see the team improve, and winning was a fun bonus.

“Before the game, I said that the most important thing for me was to do the essentials of basketball, which we have not done so far, in the first two LKL games,” said Chanak. – I really didn’t care about the result before the game.

Sure, winning is important, but we are still a 1-2 scoring team. We have to keep working and I think this game shows what we can do if we are together. “

Lietkabelis broke the match in Kaunas after a long break. The guests made 7 triples in the third half, winning 29:11 and leading 62:47.

In the fourth quarter, Lietkabelis’ lead reached 17 points at the same time.

According to Čanako, during the long break, he did nothing special: the players changed the course of the duel.

“We just did what we trained,” Chanak said. – The players changed everything. We play what we train, nothing special.

We shot the triples very well, we were lucky with some shots, they started to change on defense. “

Lietkabelis played in the second half of the match practically without Marino Maričius, whose +/- was the worst of the team (-10).

Čanakas emphasized that Maričius did not play for fouls, but highlighted the contribution of Gabrielius Maldūnas, who replaced him.

“Normantas and Gintvainis gave us a lot of energy, Maldūnas played a great game. We don’t have a starting five and reserve players, I don’t like those terms. These guys gave us all energy. My players know how to play basketball, ”said Chanako.

Lietkabelis will start fighting in the European Cup next week, where his first opponent is Bologna Virtus. Chanakas expects the game shown in Kaunas to go to Wednesday’s match.

“I think we can fight in that group. I do not promise that we will go to the next stage, but we can really fight. We show it tonight. We will be very happy if we play with as much sympathy and energy as tonight,” said the Lietkabelis strategist.