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With 7 games to go to the end of the Euroleague regular season, the Lithuanian champions still have hopes of making the playoffs. Schiller’s descent near the TOP 8 threshold started this double week with an 85:75 win at home against Wilerban’s ASVEL, who have been showing particularly good play recently.
Another competitor on Friday was Milan Armani (17-10), who is in third place in the tournament table, and after a tenacious and fruitful duel on Wednesday, entering the history of the league, they fell 92: 100 against the Istanbul Fenerbahche basketball players.
“The Milan team is third in the tournament table, fourth in the league in terms of attacking power. It throws the triples very well and is not wrong. A good team that knows how to line up on the court, has good pitchers, plays a combination of two against two. It will be a great challenge. We already played with them before the season, later in Milan. We know their headquarters, we know the players, “Schiller said at a press conference on Thursday.
When asked about the news of the COVID-19 case in the Žalgiris coaching staff, Schiller shrugged: “I will not name him, but he is a member of the coaching staff. We are ready without him. “
How do you manage without Artūras Milaknis?
“It is the same as asking how to fill 20 minutes in the square. This is a challenge. We did? We split the time between Nigel Hayes, Marius Grigonis, Rokas Jokubaitis, Karolis Lukošiūnas and Steve Vasturia. We want to find the right player for the specific situation. The style of play does not change as a result. Without apologies, other teams also have losses, “said the manager.
Malcolm Delaney and Zach LeDay cannot play for Milan due to injuries.
“They are both very good players. Perhaps the loss of Delaney is more painful for them because the player is really very important to them. Not playing Z. LeDay is not a big problem for them. However, they still have a very good team, ”said Schiller.
He agreed that some advantage could be taken from the rivals’ tight schedule: the last match was played in Milan on Wednesday.
“I hope it is an advantage, maybe a physical advantage. Clearly, we are talking about a minimal advantage. ASVEL spent three days before the match in Kaunas, but we won against them. Theoretically and practically, due to the current situation, we should have some advantage over the Milan team, “said the” Žalgiris “strategist.
The remaining calendar of the “Žalgiris” in the Euroleague
In the first match between them, the Armani team celebrated the 98:92 victory in Milan.
Over the next two weeks, Žalgiris will have two duels with teams from Istanbul: on March 12 with Anadolu Efes and on March 18 with Fenerbahce.
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