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Fenerbahche, who led by 30 points in the third quarter, won 84:61 on Thursday.
Although Martin Schiller’s students in Kaunas defeated by an even greater lead in December and outplayed Igor Kokoškov’s brigade in the tournament table, now it is no longer as if – Žalgiris (15/15), who rises to eleventh place Fenerbahče (18/12) no longer seems to be affected.
Kaunas, who fascinated the Euroleague for most of the season with a simple but smooth attack, have failed to score even 65 points in the last three games, and this, in the opinion of Rokas Jokubaitis, is the biggest problem. .
“We have to regroup because today we only fight the first 5 minutes. Then we let the opponents go, we just die on the field. We weren’t even there today: we didn’t sacrifice ourselves, we didn’t fall on the ball, we ran like headless chickens.
Our attack today was really callous, we lost to the defense replacing all the covers. The shots were unforeseen, illogical, after which the opponents could run into counterattacks. It is very difficult to play in such conditions, because the attack used to be like our horse ”, commented the player who scored 8 points.
He made no secret that “Žalgiris” did not survive the challenges of the second half of the season, but it is too early to raise the white flag.
“We are really weak now, both physically and psychologically. But, as the coach mentioned in the locker room, the season is not over yet. A major battle awaits Sunday (with Vilnius “East” – Delphi), followed by the remaining four rounds of the Euroleague. I don’t know what the coaches’ methods will be, how they will prepare us, but I think we have to look in the mirror ourselves and try twice to finish the season at least a little bit more fun, “R. Jokubaitis said.
At that time, for the second time in a row after the Euroleague game, M. Schiller had nothing to praise his team for.
“After a pretty good first five minutes, we suddenly collapsed. I am very unhappy with the game on both sides of the court. A very disappointing show … We lacked concentration. Tired? Maybe … There are many things. This can also be a factor, because we don’t have many players, but we can’t justify it, ”said a specialist from Austria.
In his opinion, the team has been sharing the ball worse lately, lacking Artūras Milaknis, who is forcing his opponents to “expand” on defense.
“Now we have to win all the remaining games. Well, we always have exactly the same goal, so nothing changes,” said the coach when asked about the position of Žalgiris in the fight for the playoffs.
Artūras Milaknis and Patricio Garino received no help to injure Žalgiris on Thursday.
Joffrey Lauvergne, who was hit by the bowl at the time, returned to the lineup and the starting five. It is true that the midfielder played only 14 minutes. and he was satisfied with 6 points and only 2 rebounds.
Fenerbahce performed without the injured Edgar Ulanov, Bobby Dixon and Melih Mahmutoglu.
Kaunas a week ago in Istanbul had no arguments against Anadolu Efes and lost 62:89.
The first mutual match with Fenerbahce last December in Kaunas was similar, only to the benefit of the Lithuanian champions.
The 99:62 victory marked by the club’s successful pass record (31) was the largest for Žalgiris in the history of mutual encounters, during which Fenerbahče won 17 times, Kaunas – 11.
However, after a bad encounter in Kaunas, Igor Kokoshov’s students rose from the ashes and scored 13 victories in the next 15 rounds.
On Sunday, M. Schiller’s students will defend the position of the leaders of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) in a match with the closest pursuer “Rytas”, and a week later they will receive “Maccabi” in Tel Aviv on the island. Nemunas. . In turn, Fenerbahce will visit the Piraeus Olympia Fortress.
Match statistics “Fenerbahče” – “Žalgiris”
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