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It was very important for Lietkabel, who lost the first three matches of the international season, to break the Belgians who had also gone winless.
“First of all, we started with too many mistakes. We got off to a good start in the third half, but the Giants are a good team, they made big shots, we didn’t catch up at some points. The 3-pointers by P.Valinskas and G.Masiulis at the end of the match were especially important, “N.Čanakas told the European Cup journalist immediately after the match.
G.Masiulis was the undisputed leader of the Panevėžys team. The forward scored as many as 26 points in 34 minutes (5/9 doubles, 3/5 trit., 7/8 penalty shots), bounced 10 balls, made 2 assists, took control and lost 1 ball, blocked 2 shots and got a blocking himself, once he committed a foul and caused 7 penalties to the opponents. Your account has up to 38 utility points.
But N. Čanakas, apparently, was not surprised by such a performance by G.Masiulis.
“Gytis Masiulis is a player for the national team. He is a great basketball player, there is no doubt,” said the coach.
G. Masiulis himself emphasized energy and struggle under the board.
Gytis Masiulis is a player of the national team
“When you fight a lot, you take hard shots. Energy was the most important thing today, ”said the forward.
According to G. Masiulis, perhaps at some point he was lucky.
“I tried to play like during practice, I threw my shots, they fell,” said team leader Panevėžys modestly.
G. Masiulis noted that after the 0-3 start it was especially important to win against the Giants and correct the situation at the tournament table.
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