Grigonis, who shone but didn’t want to praise himself: 4 wins out of 4 possible – very, very good

In 29 min. On the court, the defender of “Žalgiris” scored 25 points, fouled 6 opponents and scored 27 efficiency points.

After the game, Marius did not hide his satisfaction, but pointed out that he evaluated the first half of the match very badly. “Žalgiris” spent up to 50 points and 20 minutes each. It was 9 points (41:50), but in the second part of the match the attack of the ASVEL team was completely missed by the guests. The French scored 24 points and looked pretty tired at the end of the match.

“It just came to our attention then. We can do better, because that first half is like that again … It’s hard to say why we let them “pass” so much. Well, most importantly, we won. We began to defend ourselves. I don’t know if they are tired or if we start to defend ourselves better after the break.

But the fact that the opponents one by one in the second half of the match “no longer deviate.” We won all four games on field trips, which is very, very good, ”said M. Grigonis.

Žalgiris has already beaten Piraeus Olympiakos, Moscow region Chimki, Belgrade Crvena Zvezda and ASVEL this season. Istanbul Anadolu Efes were beaten at home and lost for the only time a week ago when Valencia Basket’s advantage had to be recognized.

For ASVEL, this match was the first after a break of almost three weeks: the French were cut by the coronavirus.

“In the current situation, we should be happy that we played in general. They are also happy that the match took place. So, most importantly, we play, and if we can win, in general super“Noted M. Grigonis.

He did not want to emphasize his personal contribution. “I would have liked it more if it hadn’t been for the tragic first half of the defense. Then I could praise myself. Well, now it remains to rejoice in the victory. Talk to Luke, he is revealing a lot this year, it’s fun that there been so successful, ”Žalgiris laughed.

And indeed, at the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, Žalgiris was pushed forward by another defender: 13 points in 21 minutes. won by Lukas Lekavičius.

“It is a difficult game, but the thoughts are positive and good. Victory is Victory. The first half was unsuccessful, but we draw conclusions. At first we allowed them to push too hard, but then we got along. We stopped their advances, we ourselves were more aggressive and they seemed tired. The coach emphasized that it is necessary to play fast and aggressive, ”said the player after the game.

He played successfully at the Astroballe stadium for the second consecutive year; Last year, the defender helped Žalgiris win by scoring 21 points. The basketball player admitted that he was accompanied by success in the Vilerbana arena.

“We just realized that this arena was a success. I sat in the locker room in the same place as last year, maybe it helped, joked L. Lekavičius, but it really felt good, I thought I could help the team more and I did it in the last quarter. We basically played well, but there is still room for improvement. Of course, we have neither reached perfect form nor the rivals, but victories are victories and you have to enjoy them. “

Next week, Žalgiris will play a home game in the Euroleague. Real Madrid will arrive in Kaunas, which started the regular season very badly.