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After the match played in Vilnius on Sunday night, there were no teams that did not lose in the Betsafe-LKL championship – Rytas (6/1), who had been tripping without tripping until then, had to admit the advantage of Žalgiris (5 / 1) defending the title of winner – 72:84 (24:16, 18:18, 10:28, 20:22).
Although he had escaped 15 points behind the rivals in the first half (22: 7), Rytas did not keep up with the pace dictated in the long run. If in the first part of the match the Vilnius people had still eliminated “Žalgiris” from the comfort zone and it was often worth shooting from long range (42:34 after 20 minutes), in the third part the sight of the square was overturned.
Although triples were still one of “Žalgiris’s” most dangerous weapons, Kaunas residents increasingly began to find their way to the penalty area, and “Rytas’s” attack was absolutely stalled. In the middle of the third part, each attack of the hosts to the defense of the guests began to bounce off the wall, and in the ranks of “Žalgiris”, those who were not lazy and where they did not laugh: Marius Grigonis, Thomas Walkup , Joffrey Lauvergne and others.
“Rytas” lost 2:20 on the 5-minute stage, and “Žalgiris” gained a 12-point lead during that time (50:62). The fourth quarter became a formality: the guests kept quiet and even increased their lead.
“I think it was a very interesting game, the beginning was very good for us, we got energy from the fans, from the atmosphere at that stadium (according to official data, the match at the Siemens stadium was watched by 4376 spectators”, ed. We used it all good, the ball moved in attack, we attacked the penalty area very well, we took shots and defended well. Unfortunately, in the third quarter, the slightly tougher defense of “Žalgiris” got us out of trouble. defend themselves with more force, they hurt us and, worst of all, they made us doubt. And one of our main tasks in this match was to hesitate and attack, “said D. Kairys at the press conference.
“Žalgiris” forced his opponents to violate 26 times in this match and took 25 penalties (hit 19), while “Rytas” provoked 17 fouls and took only 10 penalties (hit 8). The “Rytas” coach admitted that this was one of the main reasons for the defeat.
“The tougher the defense, the more aggressive he was to attack, to earn fines, especially when the opponents exchanged defenders.” Žalgiris “took advantage of it, provoked transgressions, and we did not. We lost the initiative and the opponents felt better and better. with each attack, – said D. Kairys. – It took us a lot to make mistakes in the middle of the square or not. We have to learn from this and avoid those mistakes if we want to beat stronger opponents. “
Almost imperceptible in this match was the most famous basketball player “Morning” Andrew Goudelock. The American sniper finished the match with 4 points, all of which he scored in the fourth quarter when the end of the match was already decided. The sniper scored 2 of 4 colonies, both long shots flying past the side.
“It just came to our knowledge then. The rivals were focused on him, but we could choose more and better combinations ourselves, let Andew out of the barrier and let them throw,” said the coach.
D. Kairys, who lost the first game to Žalgiris manager Martin Schiller, ambiguously assessed his debut in a match of this level.
“It just came to our notice then. But I’m glad we gave up, I think we can play a lot better. We see that we can play. We play some passes at a good level overall. But there is still room for improvement and we have time. That’s what what we will do, “said D. Kairys, whose coach Morning will make his debut in the FIBA Champions League match next week. On Wednesday night, he will host Greece’s Athens Peristeri team at home.
Rytas performed in this match without the injured tall Martynas Echodas and Senegalese forward Maurice Ndour, who has yet to arrive in Lithuania.
“Ndour is in Senegal, still waiting for a European visa. He is waiting, so are we. As for Martynas, it was three and a half weeks after the injury, the recovery prognosis was 4-5 weeks,” noted D. Kairys .
“Žalgiris” could not be helped in the Vilnius game by Patricio Garinas and Martin Geben, who was recovering from pain in the Achilles tendon after the operation.
It should be noted that Žalgiris shot three points more often than two in this match. Kaunas scored 13 of 29 (45%) long shots and 13 of 23 colonies (57%).
Rytas, in turn, hit 8 (35%) of 23 triples and 20 (61%) of 33 of two points.
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