By emphasizing the disastrous figure, Schiller disagreed with the Spanish Euroleague excuse

“Congratulations to the Basques for the victory. I think they deserved it. Today they were a better team and I congratulate them for that, ”Schiller said at a press conference. – For me, the most important thing was his height and his physique, which hindered us. He made us wrong 20 times. And with so many mistakes, it is very difficult to win a Euroleague match. I think that was the main story of the game. “

20 errors by Žalgiris converted Baskonia to 23 points.

Very often “Žalgiris” made a mistake only once this season, in a winning match with Bayern Munich.

Žalgiris players Lukas Lekavičius and Thomas Walkup made mistakes 4 times each time, when they separated only 5 successful passes in total.

Spanish journalists asked that perhaps such a passive appearance in Vitoria was due to a difficult match in Valencia. After a dramatic fight on Wednesday, the people of Žalgiris were swept away by Marius Grigonis’s miraculous launch.

But Schiller shook his head.

“I would say that if the Vitorian team had not played in France a couple of days ago. Then I would agree with your idea. But this time both teams played on the same terms. We cannot use it as an excuse “, the” Žalgiris “coach does not doubt.

“Žalgiris” has 13 victories after 23 rounds and is three times ahead of the Vitorija “Baskonia” team.

When asked by the locals if the Basques still viewed themselves as competitors for a playoff spot, Schiller nodded.

“Of course. There are so many games left, so much basketball.” Those races are tense, so without a doubt, the Basques are really a competitor, “said the Austrian.