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Kaunas “Žalgiris” ran out of points in Russia during Euroleague doubles week. On Friday night, Kaunas residents landed on Zenit basketball players in St. Petersburg at 65:77. The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed the individual performance of the Žalgiris people and rated it with ratings.
# 0 Thomas Walkup (23 min, 12 pts, 2 reps, 2 reps, 4 reps, 2 credits, 13 helpful votes). Rating – 8.
Although it was difficult to organize the game, the opponents took the game away from Žalgiris Pikenrolo situations, but Th.Walkup was again active in the attack. The defender, who scored 10 points in the first half of the game, managed to score just 2 exact penalties after the break, and all the “out of play” shots flew by. On defense, Th.Walkupas did a good job: he contributed significantly to the fact that the Kaunas club made life difficult for Kevin Panga. Still, the hard play of the player “Žalgiris” had its price: in the middle of the last quarter he violated for the fourth time and had to travel on the reserve bench for a short time, and at that moment the opponents finally decided the fate of the match. .
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# 4 Lukas Lekavičius (17 min., 11 points, 2 reps, 2 res., 1 p., 12 points). Rating – 7.
Before the break, L. Lekavičius was completely neutralized: he accumulated fouls quickly and did not give the desired momentum in attack. Still, it was he who took the initiative when the team’s play stalled further in the second half of the match. L.Lekavičius was the main weapon of the Kaunas residents during the third quarter, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter the player scored 5 points in a row and then it seemed that “Žalgiris” could really fight for the victory. The Kaunas club played very wavy in the St. Petersburg match, so the team leaders couldn’t avoid those waves either.
# 10 Nigel Hayes (25 min, 3 pts, 3 rehearsals, 1 resc., 2 bars, 3 comments). Rating – 4.
The American in this match was far from being as productive as we have grown used to seeing him lately. Zenit’s defense brought his game completely closer to the basket, and Hayes scored the only triple in the fourth quarter alone. Later, from a distance, he attacked again, but that launch was already flying by. The lost fight for Žalgiris closer to the basket is already becoming a trend and I would really like a more solid contribution from N. Hayes here.
# 13 Paulius Jankūnas (19 min., 0 points, 4 rebounds, 1 rebound, 2 yards, -1 useful ball). Rating – 3.
Although the captain played quite a bit again, he simply disappeared onto the field. In such a high-contact match, P. Jankūnas can offer much strength closer to the basket, but he was often just late on defense, and opponents took advantage of P. Jankūnas’ immobility. The veteran, who did not win a point in the attack, gave practically no benefit and only stood out on 2 occasions.
# 21 Artūras Milaknis (22 min., 6 points, 1 review, 1 p., 3 points). Rating – 5.
Although the sniper missed his first long throw, he later managed to hit the other 2. After one of them, Kaunas had managed to escape (39:38) early in the third quarter. Later on, A. Milaknis never had a chance to even think about the triple and it is a great achievement from the tough Zenit defense. Opponents were able to pick Kaunas snipers and “Žalgiris” attacked from the 3-point line by only 27.8 percent. accuracy. A. Milaknis also had a lot of trouble on defense, where he simply had no weapons to stop Mateuša Ponitkas.
# 23 Martin Geben (8 min, 0 points, 4 rebounds, 1 useful ball). Rating – 5.
The pivot had a partially decent section in the second half of the game. In this match, M. Geben grabbed 4 rebounds and all were knocked down by a tall man under the opponents’ basket. It’s a shame that the Žalgiris people couldn’t take advantage of those second chances, and M. Geben himself ran out of points.
# 24 Augustine Rubit (15 min., 4 points, 2 rebounds, -1 useful ball). Rating – 3.
It was one of the worst matches for A. Rubito this season. The American couldn’t use his advantages over Artūras Gudaitis in his attack: his shots after pikenpop Situations flew around the country more frequently, and it was quite difficult for A. Rubitas to stop the Lithuanian himself from under the basket. Fouls are also quite a serious problem for this Žalgiris player: this time he managed to commit 3 fouls in 15 minutes, and at the same time he did so on a completely flat spot by giving his opponents 2 free throws.
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# 31 Rokas Jokubaitis (21 min., 8 points, 3 reps, 2 res., 11 points). Rating – 7.
R.Jokubaitis was the sharpest of Žalgiris and especially in the first half of the match, when he scored all 8 points. The player caused up to 6 fouls from the opponents, but hit 2 of 4. Penalties lost in such unsuccessful matches are too much of a luxury. Although the defender of “Žalgiris” took advantage of his opportunities, his relations with the tall people of the team were practically cut off.
# 40 Marius Grigonis (27 min., 10 points, 2 reps, 2 res., 1 reps, 2 credits, 6 helpful votes). Rating – 6.
The leader of “Žalgiris” is already used to exceptional attention from his opponents and often handles it quite well. This time, M. Grigonis scored 10 points, but lacked a better performance on his shots. The Lithuanian scored just 1 out of three points out of 4 and 3 out of two points out of 7. It seems that Zenit’s tough play managed to shoot its goal. Recently, M. Grigonis also stood out for distributing the balls well to his teammates, but this time he only provided 2 assists.
# 77 Joffrey Lauvergne (24 min, 11 pts, 2 rebounds, 2 res., 2 pts, 8 helpful votes). Rating – 6.
The Frenchman stood out and helped in the attack. While in Žalgiris picenrolai it didn’t work out, but J. Lauvergne successfully played to the basket several times, thus defeating his direct opponents. The center’s biggest problems were in his basket, where it cost him a lot to handle A. Gudaitis. It is a shame, but the fact that “Žalgiris” does not face the opponent’s centers is no longer surprising and this is one of the main problems of the Kaunas defense.
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