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Kaunas “Žalgiris” Tuesday evening on a trip 73:83 He had to acknowledge the advantage of CSKA Moscow basketball players. Thus ended the series of 6 consecutive victories for Kaunas.
The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed the individual performance of the Žalgiris people and rated it with ratings.
Walkupas
# 0 Thomas Walkup (24 min, 14 points, 1 rep, 5 reps, 14 helpful votes). Rating – 8.
The main work carried out by CSKA in defense was breaking ties between the people of Žalgiris in the square. Although Th.Walkup racked up 5 assists, he was isolated from his teammates, especially in the first half. The American this time the attacks often had to finish himself and even make some challenging throws. 14 points obtained is his second best result this season. It should also be noted that “Žalgiris” made mistakes very rarely, and Th.Walkupas did not lose a single ball.
# 4 Lukas Lekavičius (19 min., 11 points, 4 res., 1 bl., 7 points). Rating – 6.
The performance of this player left an ambiguous impression. Although there were moments in the second half of the match, when L. Lekavičius managed to escalate the situation, several times the Lithuanian rushed in and made unsuspecting shots. It seemed strange on defense that it was this basketball player who was often entrusted with the care of Mike James. Other people from Žalgiris did well with this rival leader, but L. Lekavičius did his worst. The American CSKA, using their physical advantages, easily beat L.Lekavičius’s “1v1”.
Shengelia
# 10 Nigel Hayes (27 min, 11 pts, 2 bounces, 1 bounce, 1 bounce, $ 11). Rating – 7.
The American was also active in the attack in this match and did not shy away from taking the initiative. It’s gratifying that his shooting from the 3-point zone has stabilized again and he has hit 7 of 10 long shots in the last 3 games. Hayes played versatile enough to attack opponents and play head-to-head in the basket. However, in this match, the forward had a difficult time handling the defense of Tornike Shengelia, and the fact that the opponents won the fight under the basket 44:26 reflects the problems of the front row of Kaunas.
# 13 Paulius Jankūnas (16 min., 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 rebound, 5 assists). Rating – 5.
P.Jankūnas, who returned to throw a pair of triples, could not notice them. The captain of the “offside” points won nothing and managed to stand out only from the penalty line. Still on defense, he even got along with T. Shengelia a couple of times, which was a difficult task for other Žalgiris. The CSKA defense chose the leaders of “Žalgiris” quite well, and other basketball players like P.Jankūnas did not take advantage of their own opportunities. Although Žalgiris’s team lost the fight for the ball to opponents more than obviously, the veteran himself managed to grab 5 balls.
# 21 Artūras Milaknis (21 min., 5 pts, 1 res., 1 cam, 0 useful ball). Rating – 4.
Milaknis played quite a bit and had his own chances to shoot, unfortunately only one of three points out of four made it to the goal. CSKA did hit the Žalgiris sniper several times and was able to throw more intrigue into the match, but their target was down. In general, it was a game with a lot of physical fights and contact basketball prevailed, which did not suit A. Milaknis. A. Milaknis, who succumbed to his opponents by force, often lost fights for his position to his opponents. The “third number” position is still a major headache for the Kaunas team and a player who can give more physical strength and athleticism would be of great use.
# 23 Martin Geben (5 min., 1 point, 1 point, 2 points).
Geben played briefly, but was quite active during that stretch. Once he managed to play “2 on 2” with L. Lekavičius and cause a foul on his opponent. Perhaps this tall man could have offered more help fighting for the balls closer to the basket.
# 24 Augustine Rubitas (23 min, 4 pts, 7 pp., 1 pp., 2 pp., 8 pts). Rating – 7.
A. Rubitas did not find a clear place for himself in attack and his standard pitches afterwards pikenpop situations were practically deprived of Žalgiris. Although there were some moments in the defense when the stop was late close situations, but A.Rubitas handled opponents’ tallers closer to the basket much more reliably than other teammates. Milutinov, when he faced A. Rubit, he no longer looked so confident, and once the American simply took the ball from the Serb’s hands.
# 31 Rokas Jokubaitis (15 min., 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 points, 5 points). Rating – 5.
The attack on Kaunas often had no cure for CSKA’s well-prepared and strong defense. It was the sharpness that Jokubaitis could offer that Moscow really lacked. It is possible to note only moments in the third half, when the player successfully attacked only Janis Strelniekas, who got off the bench several times, and forced the Latvian to choose fouls. R. Jokubaitis could have reduced “Žalgiris” delay to 2 points in the fourth quarter with a three-point shot, but that shot missed the goal and the opponents escaped again soon.
# 40 Marius Grigonis (28 min., 16 sts, 1 res., 1 cham., 1 bl., 1 bl., 14 points). Rating – 8.
It is in these games where M. Grigonis most demonstrates his mastery. CSKA broke the leader of “Žalgiris” very well and was off track throughout the first half, but then managed to recover. M. Grigonis discovered ways to accumulate points and he did so at a really high percentage (2/4 dvit., 3/7 trit.). Still, CSKA took another weapon from M. Grigonis. Lately, this defender has stood out for his work Pikenrolo situations, but this time he only made 1 cash pass. The opponents were able to successfully separate the creators of “Žalgiris” from their teammates and this was one of the biggest problems in this match.
Lauvergne’as
# 77 Jofrey Lauvergne (24 min, 4 pts, 5 rebounds, 5 reps, 8 helpful votes). Rating – 5.
After a fantastic match less than a week ago with Chimki in the Moscow region, this time the Frenchman has already played much worse. From the start of the match, it was obvious that he could not handle the center of the opponent N. Milutinov, who simply dominated the penalty area. Several times we saw the people of Žalgiris trying to find this high pikenrole, but only one episode of the last quarter can be considered successful, when the center that caught the ball managed to charge it from above. Until then, both the quality of the transfers and the performance of J. Lauvergne faltered. Although the Frenchman often made the right decisions and made 5 assists, but most frustratingly, while on the field, opponents had many opportunities to repeat their own inaccurate shots and score points at the second down.
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