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Already on Sunday, the first Betsafe-LKL dessert awaits Lithuanian basketball fans: a great battle between Vilnius “Rytas” and Kaunas “Žalgiris”.
You can watch the central games of the seventh round directly from 5 pm on the BTV channel and through LKL.lt.
Both teams will face the meeting in good form: Vilnius residents have won all six games played so far, while Kaunas team has won four times in five meetings and currently occupies second position in the table.
It is true that the people of Žalgiris lost the Euroleague match for the first time on Thursday. After four victories in a Kaunas series, the Valencia basketball players stopped them in their own arena.
After this match, Kaunas defense Rokas Jokubaitis He said there is no time to be sad, because a major derby with “Rytas” awaits him on Sunday, and LKL.lt spoke about the mood with which the team will face this match.
“You cannot say that the defeat is good, we only saw our bad sides, now we will have time to analyze everything. We will come to Sunday’s game after concentrating and analyzing our mistakes. We have received a good lesson and that lesson can really give us a plus before Sunday’s game, “recalled R. Jokubaitis on Thursday.
Mažeikiai himself started the season very high this year: coach Martin Schiller assigns him important roles in both the Euroleague and the LKL, where the player averages 5.6 points and 6 utility points per game.
However, the player himself does not exaggerate in this and ensures that he only wants to duly thank the coaching staff and teammates for the trust and, from there, the successful execution of successful tasks and performances.
“The start of the season is really surprising for me personally, I have a lot of playing time, there is confidence in the coaching staff and in my teammates, it’s really great.
When I go out on the court, I try to give myself completely. Maybe that’s why it works so well, such small things come together and bring that success. I hope this stability is maintained, “the defender told LKL.lt.
Forecast
Already on Sunday, Žalgiris will face the most serious test in the local championships so far. The fact that the atmosphere during matches with “Rytas” differs from the usual matches has already been felt by R. Jokubaitis himself.
“This is a derby in Lithuania, we will play in their field, from what I have seen, their fans will come together. It’s always fun to play against them, that atmosphere is definitely different. But we run with one goal: to win, we are motivated, those emotions ”Said the basketball player.
The “Žalgiris” team has undergone significant changes this season: new coaches have arrived, some basketball players have also changed.
Do you need to be told what the fights between the Vilnius and Kaunas teams mean to the fans? R. Jokubaitis ensures that the clubs that have already played derby in various countries understand the meaning of these matches. “I think all the legionaries who have come are really familiar with that, there are those derbies in every country. You can see what the derby is, what kind of match awaits you.
We will have a couple of days, we will analyze the competitors, but this is the same match in which we have to reach 100 percent ”, emphasized the interlocutor when communicating with LKL.lt.
Asked about the fundamental changes of the Vilnius team, R. Jokubaitis, like many, highlighted the increase in speed of the capital team.
“Many changes in the composition, a new coaching staff, more speed in his basketball. A good start for them is a pretty good thing for them, but I don’t think they have had any serious rivals yet.
The beginning of the season does not show everything, but on Sunday we will see how it is and we will try to get the victory ”, thought the Žalgiris resident.
The Kaunas team played the Euroleague match on Thursday, and the Vilnius team had more time to prepare for Sunday’s match.
However, R. Jokubaitis does not believe that the team’s physical condition can become a decisive factor in the match.
“We play on Thursday, the next game is Sunday. We are still professionals, we know how to coordinate that recovery. I think there will be an extra desire on Sunday, I don’t think that physical fatigue can put my foot down,” he said.
However, the Kaunas team is considered to be a brilliant matchup favorite: Betsafe equaled their chances of winning at almost 69 percent.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, basketball fans should also be interested in another showdown between the neighbors at the tournament table: Utena “Juventus” will host Panevėžys “Lietkabelis” in their arena.
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