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Lithuanian champion Kaunas “Žalgiris” (9/11) suffered the second consecutive defeat in the Euroleague.
The people of Žalgiris closed the double week of the Euroleague with a defeat in round 20 as a guest of the team Saint Petersburg Zenit (12/6), which defends their honor Artūras Gudaitis – 65:77 (14:17, 22:19, 13:20, 16:21).
The Kaunas club got the Russian team in all four games in two seasons.
A.Gudaitis scored 15 points (3/4 colonies, 9/10 free throws) in 27 minutes, bounced 8 balls, blocked the shot, once committed an infraction, caused 7 fouls and scored 28 utility points.
The course of the confrontation:
At the beginning of the meeting, both teams often made mistakes. It is true that Marius Grigonis struck from a distance and when the half passed to the other half, the guests led 8: 6. It was very difficult for “Žalgiris” to score points and Mateušas Ponitka and Artūras Gudaitis competed successfully on the opposing team. Two Zenit basketball players played more successfully in the quarter – 17:14.
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What work of @ aHolli_20 at both ends of the floor 💯# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/wu2dvyRKER
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 15, 2021
The people of Žalgiris showed excellent defense: the opponents scored only 4 points in more than 5 minutes. Andrejus Zubkovas and Rokas Jokubaitis exchanged effective attacks, after which the result was the same: 21:21. Colon and a free throw were added by M. Grigonis, but soon Austin Hollins made a bet during a quick attack. Neither team won in a tenacious match after two quarters – 36:36.
Pick’n’Roll ➡️ Alley-Oop
What a movement of @bczalgiris ✅# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/RO07ebsLZ2
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 15, 2021
The teams fought evenly until the 25th minute, but successful attacks by A.Gudaitis and M.Ponitka gave the Russian club a 4-point lead: 45:41. Lithuanians and Poles had scored more than half of the team’s points. M. Grigonis connected two points, but Anton Pushkov, who rose from the bench, stood out from the bench by 4 points in a row. The Žalgiris people unsuccessfully played the end of the quarter without defending against Billy Baron, and fell behind. 49:56.
Lukas Lekavičius started shooting from “Žalgiris”, unfortunately, he could not get completely close to the rivals, and A. Hollins, who hit two very difficult shots of two, gave the Zenit club an 8-point lead – 62:54. The situation in Žalgiris was exacerbated by the triples by B. Baron and A. Zubov: this series was interrupted by Thomas Walkup, who scored two free throws, and Nigel Hayes, who scored 3 points. Kevin Pangos hit the Kaunas club hard, which contributed greatly to the failure of the Kaunas residents. 65:77.
„Zenit“: Mateušas Ponitka (6 reb.) And Artūras Gudaitis 15 each, Billy Baronas 11 (3/5 triples), Andrejus Zubkovas 9 (14 points).
Žalgiris: Thomas Walkup 12 (6/6 free throws), Lukas Lekavičius and Joffrey Lauvergne (5/7 two points, 5 points) after 11, Marius Grigonis 10 (1/4 triples), Rokas Jokubaitis 8.
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