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“I haven’t hit a lot of those shots so this one is in the top three. I did it with a mermaid and I won a match. It’s a gift from God for Christmas. This is amazing,” M. Grigonis told the Euroleague after the victorious shot at the Žalgiris Arena on Wednesday evening.
VIDEO: Christmas miracle: the victorious launch of M. Grigonis in the last seconds
The 26-year-old basketball player’s first three must also have a sleek shaft made eight years ago, paving the way for the final.
At that time, M. Grigonis was only 18 years old, but already then the Kaunas resident showed the qualities of a true leader during a very important match of the Lithuanian youth team in Vilnius.
At the European youth championship (under 18 years) in Lithuania, the boys of our country fought fiercely with the Serbs in the semifinals.
One minute before the game, the Serbs were leading by 2 points, when M. Grigonis decided to put the responsibility on his shoulders.
Initially, he created an attack and advanced a pass to Augustinas Jankaitis, and after the midfielder’s shot, the Lithuanians tied the score.
After defending, it was time for the last Lithuanian attack and M. Grigonis immediately took the ball.
With the break, he made a perfect axis, sent the ball to the Serbian basket and determined the victory of the locals 69:67.
VIDEO: U18 Game Winner Marius Grigonis
“In cold blood, like a serial killer, Marius Grigonis broke under the basket, where already three Serbs were waiting for him, deftly turned around and even stabbed a deadly prick without blinking,” he described the episode 8 years ago. 15 minutes then the journalist Aurimas Tamulionis.
Photo by A.Pliadis / The victorious launch of Marius Grigonis
The latest Serbian attack was unsuccessful and, in front of her onlookers, Grigonis raised her hands across the square, just like on Wednesday after Grunwald’s win against Bayern Munich, and happy comrades collapsed on her.
“In the end, Grigonis had to have a picnic”, in 2012, Arūnas Visockas, who coached the Lithuanian team, explained the latest attack after winning the semi-finals. – The attack had to be similar. Of course, it was determined by Grigonis’ individual dominance. “
Simonas Raupys scored 18 points, A. Jankaitis added 14 points and Justas Tamulis, who scored 14 points, scored the most points in the semifinal match.
M. Grigonis was second in the team in terms of average performance, and in the aforementioned semi-final match he scored 10 points. He was selected as one of the top five players in the tournament.
Photo by A.Pliadis / Marius Grigonis was chosen for the five symbolic of the tournament
In the final of the championship, the Lithuanians descended to Croatia led by Daris Šaričius and were satisfied with the silver medals.
Later, the fate of the silver boys turned out very differently. The most productive player in the semifinal S.Raupys has ended his career as a basketball player, A. Jankaitis toured for NKL clubs, while the Achilles tendon was missing while playing at Palanga last year.
The injury was now being treated by the then under-18 midfielder, now Vilnius “Rytas” midfielder Rokas Gustys.
J.Tamulis and Jokūbas Gintvainis now play in Kėdainiai “Nevėžys”, Denisas Krestininas – “Šiauliai”, Benas Griciūnas – “Neptūna”. Tomas Galeckas competes in the NKL and Mantvydas Stašelis, in Italy’s fourth league.
M.Grigonis and Lukas Lekavičius, who wore the clothes of the Lithuanian team and Kaunas “Žalgiris”, were the biggest winners from the team coached by A.Visockas, a former resident of Žalgiris.
Photo by Alfredo Pliadis / Marius Grigonis snatched the victory from Serbia in the semifinals of the 2012 European Youth Championship.
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