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Zenit artillery artists Austin Hollins, Kevin Pangos and Will Thomas bombarded Grunwald’s basket, and while the hosts lost a respectable 75:83, the final score does not reflect the real difference between the teams that played Thursday.
In the third quarter, the guests beat the Lithuanian champions by up to 25 points.
“We did a great job on defense and attacked for 35 minutes. We played very solidly, using tactical ideas wisely. We had a plan to attack in certain situations, we were going to play creatively two versus two. And we attacked very effectively, tactically. a little better than in the previous match with Vitorija “Baskonia”.
We share the ball well, we don’t forgive the extra pass, we just feel the game. It is not enough to have good snipers to attack from afar. They still need to create opportunities. Today we take advantage of our advantages, which lead to well-prepared launches ”, X. Pascualis commented.
So far, his students have won all five Euroleague matches on the way out, and that’s a bit of comfort for the mixed season of the coronavirus outbreak.
After infecting almost the entire team, Zenit was quarantined for almost a month.
“We were very well prepared for the season and we started it off perfectly. But suddenly I had to stop. It was very hard because almost all the players were sick. In the first game after this break, we just couldn’t play basketball. But we went back step by step and now we are climbing to the previous level. I think we can improve our game even more, “said X. Pascualis.
He is especially eager for Artūras Gudaitis’ progress – the newcomer from Lithuania’s Saint Petersburg club not only had COVID-19, but had also been treated for trauma for three weeks earlier.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Now Arthur plays much better, he was the most important winning factor in the last game. I am very satisfied with him, he is one of my favorite players”, – a 48-year-old Catalan specialist praised the forward central who scored 6 points for “Žalgiris”.
X. Pascualis also wanted to console the people of Kaunas who had encountered for the fifth time in a row, Lukas Lekavičius, a former student of the Panathinaika era from Athens (Greece), playing in the ranks.
Žalgiris has a new coach who needs time, and all teams have worse sections during the season. They started the season marvelously, I’m sure they will be back in their previous form, ”said the Zenit coach.
Last season, Zenit beat Žalgiris on both occasions after extra time, both in Kaunas and in St. Petersburg. These were the only team encounters in the Euroleague, as Zenit debuted in the strongest basketball tournament on the continent last year.
In a week, Kaunas residents will meet at home in Barcelona, Spain, led by former long-term team strategist Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Zenit will host at Fenerbahče in Istanbul, Turkey.
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