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On Thursday, the people of Žalgiris scored the first home game of the season with an 89:73 win.
Mr. Schiller started the game with a super intense rotation. Already at the beginning of the second half, all 11 players of the team were on the floor, with the exception of Karolis Lukošiūnas, who played the role of statistician and was only raised from the reserve bench at the end of the match.
On two occasions, the Austrians traded three basketball players at once.
Such a frenzy made the opponents turn their heads more than “Žalgiris” himself, who struck divinely from afar: the first five triples were accurate. In the first half alone, the hosts provided 9 assists and a total of 26. According to the record of this statistical team, only 3 assists were missing in the Euroleague.
Nigel Hayes stood out for most of the game with a 100 percent hit. The forward, away from stability from various distances, scored a total of 17 points and was equally useful on defense.
Adrien Moerman, who had already drowned “Žalgiris” in Kaunas once, tried to hit the counterattack – after two consecutive attackers from France, the three-point “Anadolu Efes” began to breathe on his back, and with the efforts of Krunoslav Simon and tied the score (35:35).
But then Žalgiris’ team ran 11: 0, endured difficult minutes in the third quarter and gained a double-digit lead, which was almost overwhelming in the fourth quarter.
“Firstly, it was very important to start the game strong, because Anadolu Efes started like that in all previous games. Secondly, we had to do the same after the big break so that we would not repeat the mistake of the last game. in Belgrade. I am satisfied with the concentration of players in these moments of responsibility, “commented Schiller.
The 38-year-old specialist had a hard time choosing for himself what led to a positive result this time: defense or attack.
Anadolu Efes are two or two masters of the game, and it is very difficult to defend against this weapon. But we tried, we made some adjustments in the second half of the match, which also helped a bit. First Thomasas Walkupas, then Rokas Jokubaitis and Lukas Lekavičius stopped Vasilije Micičius well. Three corps stood in front of him to keep the defense constantly energetic.
And when you defend yourself, it is always easier to attack. On the other hand, if you hit him, everything seems easy too, defend yourself too. Today we had a good shot from the beginning and it has given us confidence in ourselves, ”said the Austrian.
Particularly confident seemed Mr. Hayes, whom Mr. Schiller urged not to arrest.
“In Belgrade, he has already attacked about 50 percent. Accuracy therefore helped to take the first step forward. To increase a player’s faith in his release is determined by two things: he needs to work hard to create an opportunity for a shot, and second, to attack without hesitation when such an opportunity arises. Otherwise, we would have a weak point in the attack. Nigel must know that he can always shoot without covering, “encouraged the Žalgiris coach.
Žalgiris, who started the Euroleague season with three trips, felt the back of his fans for the first time, which numbered around 5,000 on Thursday. viewers.
Schiller described the sound and image in the half-empty arena “Žalgiris” with the word “phenomenal”.
“There seemed to be a lot more fans. Because they are scattered around the rostrum due to security requirements, the picture is really good. And the feel and noise in the sand is terrific. We talked in the locker room about the need to use this energy, ”smiled Schiller.
Delphi When asked how many victories in a row exceeded their own preconceived expectations, the Austrians were modest.
“I am a new person in this tournament. Also in LKL, where the matches are very difficult for us, the opponents are well prepared tactically, they are led by strong coaches. There is nothing to talk about in the Euroleague about the quality of basketball. Therefore, my only expectation has to be related to the closest training session, the next game, ”said the team’s helmsman.
“Žalgiris” continued to play without Patricis Garinas, who underwent another meniscus operation on Thursday, and Marekas Blaževičius was also not traditionally registered for the match.
Anadolu Efes still missed last season’s most traumatic Euroleague player, Shane Larkin, and also missed Dogušas Balbay.
Last season Anadolu Efes beat Žalgiris in both Istanbul and Kaunas. The Turks took four victories from Lithuania in the last five matches before this match.
In general, according to the general balance of duels in the Euroleague, “Žalgiris” leads 13: 8.
We remind you that in the previous match this week, “Žalgiris” beat “Crvena Zvezda” from Belgrade (Serbia) 75:69, and “Anadolu Efes” also defeated ALBA from Berlin (Germany) on the road 93:72.
A week later, the Kaunas team will host the Valencia club (Spain), the Turks will have to face ASVEL (France) paralyzed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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