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Kaunas “Žalgiris” achieved a dramatic victory in the Euroleague competition on Friday night. Kaunas at home 81:79 broke Piraeus Olympiacos basketball players and scored a much-needed point in qualifying.
The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed Žalgiris’ individual performance and rated it with ratings.
# 0 Thomas Walkup (24 min, 5 points, 4 reps, 3 reps, 1 reps, 2 sts, 8 assists). Rating – 8.
The American became the hero of the moment in this match. At the end of the game, the ball he took and the winning points became the most important episode of the game. Until then, Th.Walkup had a very good 1v1 defense with Kost Slouk and did not give him an easy life. Although the Greek was brilliant during the first two halves, he made a mistake in this match up to 6 times, and the active defense of the Kaunas residents on the perimeter contributed to this. In the attack, Th.Walkup was far from successful and practically did not look at the basket, but in the most important moment his hand did not tremble.
# 4 Lukas Lekavičius (16 min., 4 pts, 1 rebound, 1 rebound, 2 yards, 3 assists). Rating – 6.
L.Lekavičius accumulated all his points as soon as he got up from the substitute bench during the first half of the game. Floaterius, but had trouble supervising K. Sloukas. A completely different picture was in the second half of the match, when the “Žalgiris” defender faded in attack, but he compensated by actively working on his basket.
Hayesas
# 10 Nigel Hayes (27 min, 7 pts, 3 reps, 2 res., 3 helpful votes). Rating – 4.
The universal forward seemed a bit out of place this time. Although the serve selection wasn’t bad, the American’s hit stalled: he scored just 1 of three points out of 5. In that match, he missed a bit of his toughest game closer to the basket and once Hayes played with hit his back, was the exception rather than the trend. On defense, Kaunas’s team had the most trouble stopping the opposing team’s attackers, and N. Hayes managed to get back to managing his tasks here.
# 13 Paulius Jankūnas (17 min., 7 points, 3 reps, 2 res., 1 bl., 12 points). Rating – 7.
The captain, as soon as he appeared on the court, shot from the 3-point zone and added two more accurate free throws quite quickly. It was the veteran’s most successful leg, but he didn’t damage the video afterward and he had a good fight closer to the basket. The main problem of P. Jankūnas was defense. Both Alexander Vezenkov and Georgios Printezis, having been in the square at the same time, were difficult for the people of Žalgiris to stop. P.Jankūnas was especially unfavorable for the Bulgarian, who surpassed him in speed.
Milaknis
# 21 Artūras Milaknis (21 min, 11 points, 2 reps, 1 block, 7 useful points). Rating – 7.
Although Th.Walkupas’s colon was decisive in the match, the long shot by A. Milaknis was also very important, after which “Žalgiris” reduced the delay to 2 points – 77:79. Although the sniper missed his first two shots “out of the game,” he later realized three triples and was one of the more reliable options at the three-point line. Olympiacos is a team that maintains a very high pace and stands out with a strong chain of players on the perimeter, so it is obvious that such a competitor is not very good for A. Milaknis. However, the rivals did not make the most of their advantages in this place and failed.
# 23 Martin Geben (5 min., 2 points, 2 reps, 1 res., 5 points).
The center has used their short section in this match quite successfully. The tall man who appeared in the first part of the match managed to catch 2 balls and scored 2 points. With such short sections, M. Geben has recently been able to bring the necessary energy to the game of “Žalgiris”.
# 24 Augustine Rubit (19 min, 10 pts, 5 rebounds, 1 res., 14 hrs, 10 pp.). Rating – 7.
This match was a reflection of A. Rubitas’ entire season at “Žalgiris”. Although the American manages to be very useful in attack and extend Žalgiris’ game, he has problems with his basket, which quickly leads to fouls. A.Rubitas also committed 4 times in this match, but attacked opponents from middle distance and his pikenpop Situation play is one of the most stable weapons in Žalgiris’s attacking arsenal.
# 31 Rokas Jokubaitis (17 min., 8 points, 2 reps, 2 res., 1 bl., 9 points). Rating – 7.
In the first part of the match, R. Jokubaitis was one of the most outstanding players of “Žalgiris” and scored all 8 points. Subsequently, the opponents managed to neutralize the young defender of the Kaunas team. In the second half of the game, R. Jokubaitis, who did not score a point, handled himself quite well in defense with the athletic Shaquielle McKissic, who scored only 5 points in total and did not pose a major danger to the defense of “Žalgiris” . “.
# 40 Marius Grigonis (30 min., 6 pts, 2 reps, 7 res., 3 p., 3 pp., 12 points). Rating – 7.
“Žalgiris” is highly dependent on M. Grigonis’ game this season, so these victories, when the leader plays the most boring, are especially important. Although the defender’s shot selection was definitely not worse than usual, in this match he scored only 2 3-pointers out of 8. The front-row players of the mobile players changed often on defense and it was not easy for M. Grigonis to beat. they “1 on 1”, but Kaunas often scored well, delivered the balls well to his friends.
Lauvergne’as
# 77 Joffrey Lauvergne (24 min, 21 pts, 7 rebounds, 3 reps, 3 pts, 27 helpful votes). Rating – 10.
The Frenchman played two completely different parts of the match and the second was so solid that the first could be quietly forgotten. In total, during the first 2 halves, J. Lauvergne committed 3 times, and won 2 two of those fouls even in attack. When it looked like the night in the center was going to be really gloomy, he became the clear leader of “Žalgiris” in attack and simply dominated the penalty area. It is also important to note that Olympiacos centers Hassan Martin and Octavius Ellis were also practically neutralized and had no major influence in the game. Tall man “Žalgiris” managed to avoid fouls in the second half of the match, and his productive and useful play became the basis of the Kaunas team’s victory. It is obvious that J. Lauvergne can be very useful when he does not meet the old school center forwards in his path, who would surpass the center of “Žalgiris” in their strength and height.
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