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Supported by the whole team
R.Jokubaitis, who came from Samogitia (as well as M.Paulauskas), beat the result in favor of “Žalgiris” – 68:67.
Hosts of interrupted squads were unable to sustain a productive attack.
“I think the fact that we got him into the battle early on had a positive effect on his game. Rock is a talented guy, he contributed a lot to the victory,” said Žalgiris head coach Martin Schiller.
“There has never been a situation in my life that leads me to victory with two free throws. It is a real psychological test, but I felt strong support from the whole team, all the players said I could hit. I believed in my strength and My hand wasn’t shaking, “Jokubaitis said.
Character displayed
– We are pleasantly surprised by the progress of rock, because the leadership of Marius Grigonis, which he demonstrated in Piraeus, is already normal, having successfully played Joffrey Lauvergne, also a high-level basketball player. And Rock shot so brilliantly for probably the first time. However, last year we saw many episodes of his hit game, Šarūnas Jasikevičius did not skimp on his good words. We see that it is not in vain, – said Mr. Paulauskas.
– Why could the party be changed?
– The start of the duel did not really promise anything good. The mood was uneasy, considering LKL’s match for Lietkabel. There seemed to be a sad start for the Euroleague. However, Žalgiris’ team returned to the fight, and at the decisive moment firmly pressed the opponents. It’s good that the renovated “Žalgiris” has shown character.
– Olympiakos and his veterans probably didn’t surprise anyone?
– They are forced to play like this because it is no longer their early youth and Vassilis Spanoulis, and Georgias Printezis, Kostas Sloukas. The Olympic legionaries are still looking for their place in the schemes of coach Georg Bartzok, but that is their problem. We must rejoice at a successful start, because beating an opponent who has experienced a journey is an extraordinary success not only in sports, but also in psychological terms. First of all, the “Žalgiris” newcomers were convinced that the team could win a match of this level. This will give confidence in new rises.
It is necessary to be happy with the start of “Žalgiris”, because beating an opponent who has experienced a trip is an extraordinary success not only from a sporting point of view but also psychologically.
– The first day of the Euroleague sounded Lithuanian accents: Barcelona, led by us, beat CSKA in Moscow, Artūras Gudaitis contributed to Zenit’s victory in Saint Petersburg against one of Istanbul favorites, Anadolu Efes. Lithuanian fans probably haven’t seen such an intriguing season in a long time.
– For many years there has been talk of a Serbian basketball mafia in Europe. When his coach arrived at the club, a group of compatriots, specialists and players, quickly appeared in him. Now is the time for Lithuania and that is gratifying. And it will be much more interesting for the fans to see not only the performances of “Žalgiris”, but also of other Euroleague clubs.
He arrested the CSKA leader
Barcelona, directed by Š. Jasikevičius, forced the CSKA team to capitulate in their 76:66 box.
Former Brandon Davies from Žalgiris, 17 – Nikola Mirotičius, 13 – Alex Abrines – 18 points for the winners. Tornikė Šengelija stood out among the Muscovites with a productive game, scoring 15 points.
“The key to the victory was defense. We have to be happy with how we stopped a very strong opponent, CSKA leader stopped Mike James,” said Jasikevičius. “And David’s energy sometimes turns against him, but I prefer those players. Than those who don’t show their passion.”
“We hit only 29% of the triples and 45% of both. This is undoubtedly the merit of the Barcelona defense.
A.Gudaitis scored 7 points and bounced the ball five times, and his manager broke team Anadolu Efes at Zenit’s home in St. Petersburg 73:69.
Former Zenit rookie Kevin Pangos of Žalgiris scored 23 points, had 7 assists and caused six fouls from opponents. Another legionnaire from the St. Petersburg club, Kelvin Creswell Rivers, who played for Žalgiris last season, scored 14 points.
The leader of “Anadolu Efes” was also Vasilije Micičius, who previously played in the Kaunas team – 17 points, 9 assists.
Fans gathered in Valencia
The Euroleague season was successfully launched by the Spanish Valencia and Tel Aviv Maccabi.
Valencia broke Vilerbano’s ASVEL in 65:63. With 16 seconds left in the game, Sam Van Rossom scored the winning points for the Spanish team.
Maccabi defeated ALBA Berlin basketball players at 80:73 at home.
The match at the Valencia Arena was watched by spectators. According to preliminary data, 400 of them were gathered.
The influx of Americans
The RunRepeat portal estimated that over the past 20 years, the number of basketball players on US Euroleague teams has increased by as much as 119 percent, while the number of Europeans has decreased by 27.4 percent.
Mostly legionaries from the United States during 2001–2020. He trusted Darussafaka from Istanbul (55 percent of the American time), Maccabi (51 percent), Charleroi (47 percent), Armani Olimpia from Milan and Uniks from Kazan (42 percent each). , ALBA (41 percent), Moscow Chimki region (41 percent), Anadolu Efes (37 percent).
Statistics
Olympiacos – Grunwald 67:68 (18:23, 19:11, 21:13, 9:21). Piraeus Arena “Peace and friendship”.
Olympiacos: M. Hassan 12 points (6/6 colon), V. Spanoul 9 (5 assists), A. Harrison and A. Vezenkov (5 rebounds) 8 each, Sh.McKissic 7, K.Sloukas 6 (7 passes effective), Ch.Jenkins 5, G. Printezis and O. Ellis after 4, K. Papanikolaou and L. Jean-Charles after 2, V. Charalampopoulas 0.
“Žalgiris”: M.Grigonis 15 points (6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 errors), J.Lauvergne 13, R.Jokubaitis 12, Th.Walkupas, L.Lekavičius and A.Milaknis 6 each, A.Rubitas 4, N.Hayes (7 rebounds), M.Geben (5 rebounds) and S.Vasturia 2 each, P.Jankūnas 0.
Equipment indicators. Accuracy: two points – 18/37 (48.6%) and 21/39 (53.8%), triples – 8/24 (33.3) and 6/19 (31.6), free throws – 7 / 8 (87.5) and 8/10 (80). Rebounds – 30 and 36, interceptions – 7 and 5. Effective passes – 20 and 13. Errors – 11 and 15.
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