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Kaunas’ team “Žalgiris” achieved an important victory in the Euroleague by defeating the basketball players of Vilerbanas ASVEL at home by 85:75.
Žalgiris coach Martin Schilleris He stated that the most important thing was defense and highlighted the tandem of Joffrey Lauvergne and Rokas Jokubaitis, who performed well in the second half of the match.
“The main reason for the victory was good defense: we made up to 21 balls. Taking control of the balls is not always important when you defend well. We put a lot of pressure on the opponents all over the field and that helped us. Our senior defended He fell perfectly and they kept him close to the basket. We also stopped Howard, who has been playing successfully lately, “said the Austrian.
– J. Lauvergne scored 16 points in the second half. What do you think of R. Jokubaitis and his tandem?
– The combination of Rock and Joffrey was great and it worked well. Joffrey has been giving his marching orders, his manager won’t be happy. Geben played very well in the first half, so Lauvergne spent fewer minutes on the court.
– What allowed the team to play better in attack than lately?
– We were good in two-on-two situations. Grigonis played admirably in Vilerbane’s opener. Marius made several difficult shots. Walkup’s contribution was also very important.
– You have a very intense schedule. Do you plan to relax the players in any way?
– If we start with the rest of the players, then nobody can play for more than 15 minutes, because we have been playing an intense schedule for a month. We talk to the coaches and we talk about it. Walkup did not train or play against Neptune for four days, so he was able to get plenty of rest. I would not have said 4 days ago that I could play 30 minutes.
– P.Jankūnas played a solid match again. Are you in top athletic shape?
– Jankūnas competes very well. I think he’s been doing it for at least the last six games. I am happy for Paul, who brings us many benefits. I hope it continues like this.
– What does P.Jankūnas bring to the team on the field?
– Probably the same as throughout the season. Now he feels very comfortable with our system, which took time to understand, because Žalgiris has played differently for the last four years. Jankūnas makes excellent use of his experience and passes it on to all his companions.
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