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Kaunas “Žalgiris” successfully kicked off the double week of the Euroleague. After showing an impressive attack, the Kaunas team crushed the Baskonians of Vitoria 92:73 and achieved 7 victories this season.
The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed the individual performance of the Žalgiris people and rated it with ratings.
# 0 Thomas Walkup (18 min, 3 points, 2 reps, 2 reps, 1 reps, 4 pts, -2 helpful votes). Rating – 4.
It can be said that Th.Walkupas was probably the only Žalgiris player who did not play a match for Baskonia. The defender had enough ball and little contributed to the smooth running of the Kaunas team’s attack. When hitting 1 pitch of 5 in the game, the American did not take much initiative and was in the shadow of other teammates. Although “Žalgiris” emphasized the balls taken by the opponents before the match, the main player of the team could not avoid making mistakes: he made a mistake even 4 times. It is clear that Th.Walkup, who played little in this match, could become an important substitute in the match with Fenerbahche Istanbul.
Lekavičius
# 4 Lukas Lekavičius (22 min., 13 points, 3 reps, 4 res., 4 p., 16 points). Rating – 8.
After some more boring games from the defender, we saw probably the best version of L. Lekavičius again. This basketball player sharpened the attacks of “Žalgiris” to perfection and was a difficult solution for the rival defense. Not only did the player successfully complete the attacks himself, but he found his teammates well, for which he made 4 assists. However, he failed to fully cope with the pressure of the opponents and L.Lekavičius, like Th.Walkupas, also lost 4 balls.
# 10 Nigel Hayes (29 min, 11 pts, 3 rebounds, 3 res., 10 helpful votes). Rating – 9.
Lately we have seen the best version of N. Hayes. The American appears first in the room before every Euroleague match and throws a series of shots with Tautvydas Sabonis. The extra work pays dividends and in this game N. Hayes hit 3 long shots of 5. Even if those shots don’t fall on offense, what the forward does on defense is really great. “Žalgiris” made the decisive push in the third quarter not so much because of a great attack, but because of a good defense. It was at that moment that N. Hayes shone on his side of the square, who both cared for his people and came out well to the rescue. “Žalgiris” played for a long time in the high five, in which this basketball player played in the “third number”, and that model of game paid off perfectly. Kaunas did not allow opponents to dominate closer to the basket, and in attack they managed to take advantage of their advantages.
Jananko
# 13 Paulius Jankūnas (22 min., 7 points, 6 reps, 1 res., 15 points). Rating – 10.
After such a great performance against P. Jankūnas, all you have to do is bow your head. Already after the last game with Panathinaikos in Athens, you could say that the veteran still has gunpowder, and after this match we saw that he had enough. The captain did something useful with every touch of the ball. “Žalgiris” managed to win the fight convincingly under the basket, and in the attack bounced as much ball as the Vitorian club. Even on several occasions, P.Jankūnas perfectly coped with his direct opponents by taking the balls directly from their heads. A long shot hit the icing on the cake, which may have put your thoughts back on the best moments of this basketball player.
# 21 Artūras Milaknis (17 min., 15 points, 1 point, 10 useful points). Rating – 8.
It was to be expected that sooner or later A. Milaknis would shoot and this was exactly what happened in the match with “Baskonia”. Obviously, the sniper was in the hole and not only did he miss their shots, but he also did not create opportunities for them. This time the Lithuanian shot 7 triples, 5 of which were accurate. It was A. Milaknis’s three-point weapon that the residents of Kaunas used to create a victorious advantage. On defense, opponents punished Žalgiris’ shots several times, but this did not become a clear trend and Kaunas Club had no major problems. Hopefully this was not a flash of a day and we will continue to see milakis of this type.
# 24 Agustín Rubit (24 min, 6 pts, 7 rebounds, 2 res., 3 res., 13 h, 23 h). Rating – 7.
Although the opponents seemed a bit energetic, they were ready for defense against A. Rubitas. The high had few opportunities to make shots after pikenpop situations and the “fourth numbers” of the athletic rivals paid a lot of attention to the American. Still, A. Rubitas was helpful in a different way. Although he failed to score better, he played well alongside N.Hayes and J.Lauvergne and managed to score well both alone and under his opponents’ basket, and had no trouble defending his direct opponents on defense.
# 31 Rokas Jokubaitis (21 min, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 innings, 1 inning, 15 points). Rating – 8.
R. Jokubaitis is the only one of all the players on the perimeter of “Žalgiris” to avoid mistakes in this match in this match. However, it is worth mentioning that there were problems in the “1v1” defense to stop Zoranas Dragičius, who represented the greatest danger to the basket “Žalgiris” in the first half of the match. Later, those problems practically disappeared, and R. Jokubaitis was brilliant and remarkable. Not only did he deliver passes to his teammates, but he was often the first to rush to the rebound after an inaccurate throw from an opponent.
Grigonis
# 40 Marius Grigonis (21 min., 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 points, 12 points). Rating – 8.
The leader of “Žalgiris” set a great tone for the match, as he scored 8 straight points and threw the team away in the first half of the match. M. Grigonis’s goal was again well adjusted to the maximum and 3 of 4 long shots confirmed it perfectly. In the second half of the match, the defender made several mistakes and perhaps did not make the right decisions, but the opponents were unable to connect for those episodes. During the double week of the Euroleague, it is very important that M. Grigonis spends only a little more than 20 minutes in the square, so the reserve for the force match with Fenerbahche must not be empty.
# 77 Jofrey Lauvergne (20 min, 12 pts, 6 rebounds, 1 pm, 13 pts). Rating – 8.
From the rivals’ first attack, it was clear that Baskonia would try to find Youssoupha Fallo and attack through him. Although it worked at first, J. Lauvegne himself found ways to respond on the other side of the square. Y.Fallo’s batteries later depleted quite quickly, and Tonye Jekiri, who replaced him, was completely neutralized and simply distracted on the field. It is important that the Žalgiris center took advantage of his opportunities this time: he scored 6 out of 7 points from two points and thus made a significant contribution to the team’s victory.
# 1 Marekas Blaževičius (2 min., 0 points, 0 points), # 16 Karolis Lukošiūnas (3 minutes, 6 points, 6 points), # 21 Martinas Gebenas (2 minutes, 2 points) points, 1 pt., 0 points of use).
These three players appeared on the pitch at the end of the match, when the winner’s question had already been answered, so there would be no need to judge their game scores. However, it is really possible to congratulate K. Lukošiūnas for his courage and two long throws, and M. Blaževičius for standing his ground in defense of Y. Even the few minutes these players spent on the field, with reduced rotation during the double week , could become a major factor on Thursday.
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