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Jonava CBet, debutant of the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL), got the first victory. The Jonavians, who demonstrated a hurricane attack and fierce defense, crushed Alytus’s Dzūkija (85:63), and coach Virginijus Šeškus was extremely pleased with the view of the field.
| Man of the match | |
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EFF twenty-one |
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Kahlil thomas |
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Points |
18 |
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Precision |
7-9 |
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Bounces |
7 |
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Effective transfers |
0 |
“It just came to our notice then. To be frank, what we agreed on was generally achieved. Energy, aggression. On defense, we knocked them out. Our goal was to get their little ones out of the game. I think we succeeded,” said the strategist.
CBet allowed the rivals to score just 23 points in the first two quarters, for a total of 63. According to Šeškaus, the defense system drawn from the old tactics book contributed to such a good result.
“The merits go to everyone: players, coaches. Today we tested the so-called old Prienai defense. The players exchanged defenses from number one to number four. We talked to the coaches and came to the conclusion that there is no real time. How long do we play sports? It’s in terms of how much sport, we look good. Judging from the first two matches, I wouldn’t say that the opponent was weak. Maybe the match they had gone through with “Žalgiris”, which they had practically won, was a bitch in the head. Still, I don’t really underestimate my team for playing badly. I think we played well today, “said the specialist.
Kahlil Thomas became the X factor in the match. The American, who competed in the National Basketball League (7bet-NKL) last season and won the Jonava club title, scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 24 utility points in 15 minutes.
Triples released this season
The ferrets were satisfied with their great performance, but they also highlighted the team captain.
“Look. Anyone from this team can shoot every day. And Laimis (Laimonas Kisielius), who was ruled out, put up a good level of defense today. He’s a smart person. Our fifth numbers are completely different from other teams. It’s very difficult to play with us because tall people play very well pikenpopą – Kahlil released a lot of those. It is gratifying that we are gaining points from where we agreed to attack. If we miss a shot, it is not painful. In the fourth quarter, when we released the reserve basketball players, they all started to score points. I think you also saw it from the side. Seen from the other side, with 5 minutes to go for the first 20 points, you can afford a bit.
In the victorious match, the Jonavis completely shut down the tandem of Dzūkija defenders Joshua Newkirk and Dylan Frye. Together, they scored 17 points and, according to Šeškaus, much of the credit for the Americans’ non-performance goes to 21-year-old Justinas Ramanauskas.
“It just came to our notice then. I asked him during a friendly match to defend himself in that way. He still hasn’t come out. I told him: ‘Go, a lot of transgression.’ I was surprised today,” Šeškus praised his student.
The coach also added that the idea of coming up spontaneously on game day helped get opponents off the pace.
“We only agreed this morning to push the opponents off the finish line. You could say that we made a scam with which we took them out of the rhythm of the game. When everything is going well, you say we did well, but if we had free points, we should take responsibility. Everything is fine. We play basketball for scammers ”, concluded the strategist.
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