Ratings of Žalgiris: Lauvergne and a solid captain who terrified his opponents / News

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Kaunas “Žalgiris” survived fantastically and returned to winning ways in the Euroleague. Martin Schiller’s students knocked out Piraeus Olympiac basketball players at home 81:79.

Kaunas won the final two minutes 9: 0 and celebrated an impressive victory after Thomas Walkup pitched.

Joffrey Lauvergne, leader of “Žalgiris”, scored 21 points in 24 minutes, bounced 7 balls, made 3 assists, caused 6 fouls and scored 27 utility points.

Jonas Lekšas, a journalist for the website BasketNews.lt, praised Žalgiris’ individual performances in a match with the great Greek.

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Joffrey Lauvergne’as – 9 broom
24 min., 21 p. (9/12 dvit., 3/3 baud.), 7 atm. cam., 3 res. trans., 3 ch., 6 pr. pr., 27 benefits points.

The duel could be expected to be more successful for the French than the matches in Russia, but Lauvergne exceeded expectations. The first part of the match was difficult for Lauvergne and he collected three quick fouls, but after the break, the tall man was “Žalgiris” main weapon in attack. Opponents changed everything on defense, and Kaunas residents sent passes into the penalty area one after another to Joffrey, who handled matters. The Žalgiris player also repeated inappropriate shots from his teammates and tied the score at the end of the match, and if not a couple of lost colonies in ideal positions, Lauvergne’s game after the break could be described as perfect.

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Thomasas Walkupas – 8 rooms
24 min., 5 min. (1/2 dvit., 1/2 trit.), 4 atk. kam., 3 rez. lost, 1 for. kam., 2 kld., 8 naud. balai.

Walkup took the only ball of the game, but it was so important that it determined the victory of Žalgiris. In attack, Thomas was not very noticeable until the last episode, but the work on defense was solid even before the fateful attack. Before the break, Kostas Sloukas threw throw-ins and organized the game too freely, but in the second half of the match, the Aggressive Walkup defense forced one of the best players in the Euroleague to make a mistake, ending the match with 6 mistakes. This game reminded me once again of the defensive potential that an American has.

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Paulius Jankūnas – 8 points
17 min., 7 p. (1/2 trit., 4/4 pun.), 3 sec. cam., 2 res. more than 12 points.

The captain’s first entry into the field was very good: Jankūnas was characterized by a triple and a free kick bonuso situation. It was not convenient for Paul to supervise Sasha Vezenkov on defense, but the veteran had no major problems with other opponents. Jankis also made good passes on the perimeter, followed by Jokubaitis’s 3-pointers.

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Agustín as Rubitas – 7 balai
19 min., 10 p. (4/5 dvit., 2/2 points), 5 atm. cam., 4 losses, 10 benefits. points.

Rubitas played solidly against the former team and not only hit shots from long range, but also played safely with his back to the basket. Playing alongside Lauvergne, the American was no longer so exploited because picenrolai They were played precisely with the French. On defense, Agustín had problems, where he committed 4 fouls, and the penalty he received once ended with a triple from Vassilio Spanouli.

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Rokas Jokubaitis – 6.5 points
17 min., 8 p. (1/2 dvit., 2/2 trit.), 2 atm. cam., 2 res. refer., 1 bl., 9 us. points.

Jokubaitis started the match with great success, started the Kaunas jet and quickly scored 8 points. However, the basketball player then disappeared in the attack and it was strange that Spanoulis, who was covering him, was not attacked. On defense, Rock missed a couple of times with the athletic Shaquielle McKissic.

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Artūras Milaknis – 6.5 points
21 min, 11 pm (1/3 dvit., 3/5 trit.), 2 atm. cam., 3 losses, 7 benefits. points.

The match started with three consecutive attacks when the shots were made by Milaknis. Only the third attempt was made, but later the sniper adjusted the target, and his three-point start at the end of the fourth quarter started the decisive streak for “Žalgiris”. Although Artūras punished his opponents with three points, Olympiakos punished him with an attack; it was difficult for the veteran against opponents who were more cunning than him.

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Marius Grigonis – 6 rooms
27 min., 10 p. (0/1 dvit., 2/8 trit.), 7 rez. lost, 3 for. Cam., 3 pm, 6 pp. pr., 12 benefits points.

It’s a tough match for Marius and only the third time this season when the double-digit point limit hasn’t been reached. Again, the defense was not convenient again for Grigonis, when the opponents changed everything: the Lithuanian tried to solve everything with triples running through the country, who were in a hurry at times. However, the Kaunas leader must be congratulated, who even without scoring points found ways to help the team: Žalgiris delivered 7 successful passes, as well as provoking 6 fouls, which were mostly in the initial phase of the attack.

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Lukas Lekavičius – 5 rooms
16 min., 4 p. (2/3 dvit.), 2 kld., 3 us. points.

At the end of the first half, Sloukas taunted Lekavičius and caught the Lithuanian attacking from afar. However, Luke’s first outing was not bad and he made up for the offense with a breakthrough and two hits. Floateriais. However, Sloukas failed to connect with him, as his teammates expected, and the ball went out. picenrolai they weren’t that dangerous.

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Nigelas Hayesas – 4.5 balo
27 min., 7 p. (2/5 dvit., 1/5 trit.), 3 atm. cam., 2 res. more than 3 points.

Nigel hit a 3-pointer in the thirteenth straight game, but shots didn’t fall for the American on Friday night anyway. Yes, Hayes once played his opponent with his back to the basket and once he scored well in the penalty area and scored points, but there were more good chances to score. On this occasion, the American did not do very well on defense, where he landed both against his direct opponents and did not avoid errors and team actions.

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Martin Geben appeared briefly on the court in the first half of the game, but during this time he managed to score 2 points, recapture 2 balls and accumulate 5 utility points.