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After six failures in a row, Kaunas Žalgiris began a series of Euroleague victories, breaking Athens’ Panathinaikos and Vitoria’s Baskonia.
After the second victory, the captain of “Žalgiris”, who played one of the best games of the season, did not hide his positivity. Paulius Jankūnas.
After the match, the tall man did not highlight the triple from the first season and praised Marek Blaževičius.
“The coach emphasized his ability to attack in the middle rather than on the wings. I see that we won the balls, it helped us to achieve victory. Hitting our pitchers makes it much easier to play, opening new holes in the game of your opponents. It’s good that we started this double week, “said the captain.
– Were you on the betting team when you scored the first triples?
– Artūras Milaknis joked that even the betting companies are betting that he would pitch only after the New Year. It was successful in the past, maybe it is a percentage that depends on me that what they predicted did not happen. There were no bets, so it was done. It’s not my strength, I don’t really survive and I have no problem with it.
– How important was it for Artūras Milaknis to throw those five triples?
– Essential. Still in the locker room we joke that I’m the biggest responsible for those pitches and now he owes me a drink. He was unlucky in some games, but we trusted Artūras. You can’t shoot five 3-pointers at a time, especially when everyone knows you’re one of the best sniper leagues ever.
– Is defense automation gradually emerging?
– Defense and is that all players need to know where to go and where to be. There may be five best defensive players on a team, but they won’t do well if they don’t talk to each other. Little by little we are realizing that we need to communicate more. We realized that our attack works, but only that we will not win. There will always be some mistakes, but we know that we cannot give anything away.
– He seems to be faster and more nervous than he has been lately. Has your physical condition improved at this time?
– Thank God there are no physical problems and I feel fine. Thanks for praising the jump, even if it hasn’t improved. I just feel good on the field.
– What helped you the most after six failures?
– The club that created all the conditions to recover and that paid off is worthy of praise. You never want to lose. We are not an individualistic team, we have to play as Žalgiris always did, defend aggressively, fight, and there will already be players who can go on the attack.
– You see Marek Blaževičius more in training. Have you progressed to become a stronger player?
– He’s improving and I think he made the right decision. See how experienced and strong the players are in your position. He comes every day before workouts, he works extra. You need to be patient and work even harder, and your time should only increase, because the schedule will be terrible, how many LKL matches have been postponed, you will definitely have a chance to act.
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