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The start of Kaunas “Žalgiris” in the Euroleague can be evaluated ambiguously. Although the strongest Lithuanian team has won both in Piraeus and Moscow, so far the team’s play does not seem safe.
Kaunas Žalgiris / Schedule
According to commentator Rytis Vyšniauskas, the double week will be the most serious test of the club led by Martin Schiller this season: during it, Kaunas will have another away game with Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade and the first home game with Anadolu Efes from Istanbul.
“Žalgiris” (2-0), who is in third place in the table, remains undefeated. In the first and shocking match, the Piraeus Olympiacos team (1-1) broke by one point, and in the second – 84:70 the Chimki (0-2) of the Moscow region, who tried to resist with eight players, it fell.
The first Žalgiris challenge he looks forward to this week is Crvena Zvezda, who will host Kaunas residents home today. It will be directed by Jordan Loyd, who tries to repeat last week’s miracle, throwing up to 30 points to the basket of Baskonia (1-1) from Vitoria. And although the Serbs rank at the bottom according to the Euroleague teams’ budget, according to Vyšniauskas, they should not be underestimated.
“The Belgrade team has a clear leader, Jordan Loyd, who was just unstoppable in the second round and is well assisted by two other Americans, Langston Hall and Torrian Walden. In general, the rest of Crvena Zvezda is made up of not so much Serbs. talented, but as always fighters and motivated, who can impose a fairly physical game.
Although it is a modest team, “Žalgiris” should not overestimate their capabilities and respect their rivals, especially since even without an army of fans behind them, the Serbs will definitely feel safer at home, “says the commentator.
Although Joffrey Lauvergne, who did not play in the last match due to a positive coronavirus test result, will be able to help Žalgiris in this match, Kaunas’ chances of continuing to win are worse: the probability is almost 32 percent.
According to Vyšniauskas, the two teams Žalgiris will face have clear leaders, who can put a foot in the hands of the Lithuanians: other individually strong basketball players.
This week will be interesting not only in terms of how many spectators will gather for the first match “Žalgiris” in Kaunas, but it will also give a better impression of how much Martin Schiller has managed to put his vision in place and how tactically the residents of Kaunas are. . The first two victories do not allow me to draw conclusions. “
On Thursday, Kaunas residents will fight Anadolu Efes (0-2), who have yet to find their form from last season. One reason for this is that Shane Larkin, who pulled the team forward last year, has yet to recover from the injury. However, Vyšniauskas says it will not be easy for Žalgiris in this match.
“The Turks are still struggling to restore the victorious basketball shown last year. And although they started the season without their brightest star, this team should not be looking for excuses as they have two or three top-level players at each position.
Both former Žalgiris resident Vasilje Micičius and Anadolu Efes’ strong front line have yet to live up to their expectations, but the team that has assembled such a lineup will have to break through one day, ”says the basketball expert.
Betsafe basketball experts say Turkish club Žalgiris, which has started slowly, will not be able to hold out, and Anadolu Efes have a 71 percent chance of winning.
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