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The balancing of leaders should take place in LKL’s priorities in the near future. Although the capital’s basketball players with more than Žalgiris will remain at the top of the rankings for the time being, in the near future the LKL champions should catch up with their eternal rivals and beat them precisely for this victory.
Marius Grigonis played with 13 points between the winners, Augustine Rubitas and Lukas Lekavičius added successfully after 12 points.
Demetrius Jackson scored 18 points in the Vilnius team, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas added 15 points.
The capital’s basketball players will compete in the FIBA Champions League for two days, where they will host the “Peristeri” of Athens at home.
Žalgiris faces a battle in France with Wilberban’s ASVEL next week.
At the beginning of the match, Donald Kairis’s students did not wait for anything and in the first two minutes they sent their opponents into the most realistic fall. Martin Schiller is very careful about choosing minute breaks this season, but this time the Austrians called for a match, not even two minutes later, when Žalgiris was 0: 7 behind.
The “morning” attacking machine, which averages almost 100 points this LKL season, scored 14 points in half the time and already had a double-digit lead (14: 4). Both M. Girdžiūnas and G. Radzevičius, leaving the bank, immediately robbed the Kaunas network (20: 7), but Kaunas residents, who were patiently waiting, dropped three long bombs themselves at the end of the quarter and melted the deficit to 8 points (24:16).
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / Arnas Butkevičius
In the second half, the teams got into a slightly more slimy game and the pace of the match slowed. The LKL champions had come close several times on just two pitches, but the Vilnius team still found an answer and managed to maintain a tangible lead before the long break: 42:34.
In the Euroleague, Žalgiris, who shoots three points with an exemplary percentage, felt very good in the first part of the game in the Siemens arena (7/14), but was particularly hit from close range: only 3 of 12 colones.
The reaction of the Kaunas residents to the frenzied first half of the rivals was reminiscent of Šarūnas Jasikevičius’ times, when “Žalgiris”, who entered the field after the break, broke the match. The same thing happened in this match.
M. Schiller decided to play with A. Rubitis in the center forward position and it paid off: “Žalgiris” won the fourth at 28:10. Vilnius residents suffered due to team penalties charged too quickly and the front line getting thinner; already in the middle of the half, R. Gustys committed the fourth personal foul.
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / Rokas Jokubaitis
Demetrius Jackson’s individual mastery still tried to save the Vilnius ship that sank in the fourth quarter, but “Žalgiris” was ruthless and hit several important long-distance throws. In the second half of the quarter, Kaunas surprised his unsuspecting opponents for pressure and finally consolidated the victory – 84:72.
Rytas, who played without Martynas Echods and Maurice Ndouras, still managed to win the fight for the balls (30:23), but the capital’s basketball players lacked more teamwork – Kaunas already reigned in the effective pass count (22 : 12).
Green and white opponents were mercilessly punished from a long distance, hitting 13 3-pointers out of 29 (45%) and getting on the penalty line much more often (25 versus 10 opponents).
Vilnius “Tomorrow”: Demetrius Jackson 18 (7/10 years old, April 19), Mindaugas Girdžiūnas 15, Kristjanas Kitsingas 10, Chrisas McCullough 8 (5th rev., Andrew Goudelockas 4 (2/8 years old), Rokas Gustys, Dovis Bičkauskis and Tautvydas Lydeka after 2, Augustas Marčiulionis and Lukas Uleckas did not compete.
Kaunas “Žalgiris”: Marius Grigonis 13, Lukas Lekavičius and Augustine Rubitas (15 balls of use) after 12, Joffrey Lauvergne 11 (6 rebounds, 15 balls of use), Thomas Walkup, Artūras Milaknis (3/4 trit.) And Nigel Hayes (5 res .) after 9, Rokas Jokubaitis 6 (6 res.), Steve Vasturia 3, Paulius Jankūnas 0, Marekas Blaževičius and Karolis Lukošiūnas did not play.
Meeting process:
After four times: Vilnius “Rytas” – Kaunas “Žalgiris” 72:84
40 min. Th.Walkupas and D.Bičkauskis are still awarded for non-sporting fouls, but that doesn’t change anything.
39 min. J. Lauvergne with a powerful nail driving into the opponent’s coffin – 68:81.
37 min. “Rytas” seems unprepared for the pressure of the competitors: he gives gifts on his side of the square and gives victory to Kaunas (66:79).
36 min. Currently, the only basketball player to score points for the Vilnius team is only D. Jackson, who hits another long-range bomb (64:75).
35 min. Žalgiris’ long-range artillery is operating at full capacity. At the start of the season, Th.Walkupas, who is a bit stuck in attack, is well aware of the importance of the derby between these teams and shoots the second long shot (61:73).
34 min. The triple, aggressive advance and Jackson’s hope continue to burn (61:70).
33 min. A stab to the heart … J.Lauvergne only starts the ball from three Vilnius and wins two points with a foul (56:70).
32 min. Any attempt by the opponents to return quickly is disallowed by A. Milaknis, and today he takes the third long shot (56:67).
31 min. The morning increases the pace of the game, only then can they return (56:64).
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / LKL meets: Vilnius “Rytas” – Kaunas “Žalgiris”
After three quarters: Vilnius “Morning” – Kaunas “Žalgiris” 52:62 (24:16, 18:18, 10:28)
30 minutes. The sinking of the Morning Ship plunges further into the three points of Th.Walkup (52:62).
29 min. The drought of the Vilnius points was finally stopped by M. Girdžiūnas, but the hosts of the square are simply killed by stupid violations (50:59).
28 min. It seems that for the residents of Vilnius, the arch of the basket has simply narrowed. R. Gustys lost both fines, and the people from Žalgiris who managed to provoke the fouls of their opponents are running forward (48:55). Not only that, the “Rytas” main midfielder is offending for the fourth time.
26 min. He twisted, chased and reached. “Rytas” begins to suffocate in defense of the opponents, and M. Grigonis equals the result with a triple (48:48). Žalgiris hasn’t been this close since … the start of the match, when the score was 0: 0.
T. Lydeka is obviously too slow to catch his opponents’ winds, but Donaldas Kairys has no choice, as R.Gustys has won three personal fouls (48:50).
25 min. Chris McCullough, so who is here now? An American captures Hayes in a quick attack and wins a non-sports foul (48:45).
24 min. K.Kitsingas and A.Rubitas exchange shots from medium distance. True, if the useful game of the latter is no longer surprising, then the Estonian breakthrough in this match is really unexpected (48:42).
23 min. Pushing towards the basket, A. Butkevičius hits M. Grigonis in the face with his elbow and calls a non-sports foul. Kaunas cold-blooded fines (44:40).
By the way, this is the third penalty for Arnas and G. Radzevičius replaces him in the square.
22 min. Somewhat acrobatic shot by A. Butkevičius, but the ball hits the basket (44:38).
21 min. A.Rubitas, who caught the ball at the speed of the “tendril”, surpasses R.Gusti and is the first to score after the break (42:36).
Photo by Lukas Balandis / 15min / LKL meets: Vilnius “Rytas” – Kaunas “Žalgiris”
After two times: Vilnius “Morning” – Kaunas “Žalgiris” 42:34 (24:16, 18:18)
20 minutes. Kaunas residents were close to the four points, but “Rytas” organized a mini-jet and almost lost the last second from the other side of the square. A very interesting second part of the game awaits us! (42:34).
19 min. The Vilnius people are pressing under the basket, but they are losing L. Lekavičius. It is good that M. Girdžiūnas’ distant bomb is advancing on the other side of the “Rytas” square (38:31).
18 min. Applause for Radzevičius, who fights like a lion for every ball and is finally rewarded for it, causes a foul and takes free kicks (35:28).
17 min. Goudelock is not allowed to rack up points yet, but the American pulls out a real candy for Pike. On the other side of the field, L. Lekavičius launches the second attack in a row (33:28).
16 min. Unforgivable mistakes of the capital’s basketball players on defense: for the first time, M. Grigonis was completely free. Kaunas punishes opponents to the maximum (31:26).
15 minutes. A few quiet minutes into attack: the game got more slimy and, in the middle of the half, “Tomorrow” is still ahead (29:21).
12 min. Five points of A. Rubitas in a row and the inhabitants of Kaunas grow closer and more threatening (27:21).
11 min. The festival of the three points continues: the second triple is scored by M. Girdžiūnas (27:16).
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / Kristjan Kitsing
After the first half: Vilnius “Rytas” – Kaunas “Žalgiris” 24:16
10 minutes. At the end of the quarter, Kaunas shot 3-pointers at the opponents and the team again gained a single digit lead (24:16).
9 min. Vital A. Milaknis of three points (22:10).
8 min. The attack of the Vilnius residents is like a textbook: G. Radzevičius, who has risen from the bench, also hits from afar (20: 7).
7 min. „I can do everything I can, ”says M. Girdžiūnas to M. Grigonis, also hitting the triple (17: 7).
6 min. A well-executed combination of Kaunas residents, at the tip of which M. Grigonis throws a free triple (14: 7).
5 minutes. Žalgiris seems confused, with double-digit deficits before the first television break (14: 4).
4 min. The residents of Kaunas are trying to respond to the fast pace of their opponents at the same time, but so far without success: M. Grigonis’s mistake in the fast attack is not typical and the result remains unchanged.
3 min. Kitsing also hits the second triple, but on defense he likes to represent against Hayes, who earns the first guest points by placing (10: 2).
2 minutes. Woohoo! What a start for the hosts! K.Kingingas flies the triple, A.Butkevičius continues to eat M. Grigonis in attack, and M.Schiller is forced to call for a match in less than 2 minutes. (7: 0).
1 minute. Vilnius residents have been trying to keep up a fast pace since the opening minutes of the game. In the first attack, M. Grigonis sleeps against A. Butkevičius, who immediately shakes the opponents’ basket (twenty).
The people of Vilnius have not really managed to forget the transfer of the talented Marek Blaževičius to the field of the fiercest rivals. Before the game, three clowns walked alongside the Kaunas residents’ basket, and the most loyal group of “B Tribūna” fans who supported “Rytas” chanted “The Clown Marekas” and held up a sign for the young man.
Captured 15 minutes photographer Rokas Lukoševičius.
Photo by Rokas Lukoševičius / 15min / LKL meets: Vilnius “Rytas” – Kaunas “Žalgiris”
| Vilnius morning | Kaunas “Žalgiris” | |
| A.Goudelockas (15.2) | points | Mr. Grigonis (11.4) |
| Lord Echodas (9.0) | Bounces | P.Jankūnas (5.4) |
| Jackson (5.8) | Effective transfers | Th.Walkupas (4.2) |
| Jackson (2.6) | Balls intercepted | N. Hayesas (1,2) |
| Jackson (18.8) | Utility scores | J.Lauvergne’as (14.2) |
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