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On Tuesday, the guests were able to resist fiercely for half of the match, and in the second half, with a 12: 0 streak, they even grabbed “Žalgiris” by the neck.
But Crvena Zvezda’s intense defense burned fuel in the virus-filled tank and foul reserves, and the minimal player turnover caused coach Dejan Radonjic a major headache, all of which inevitably led to the sixth consecutive Euroleague failure. .
M. Schiller had a headache from defending his pupils on the perimeter, but after the break the Žalgiris people got better and the Serbs themselves started shaking with fatigue. In the third quarter, the hosts spent 14 points in their basket, and in the last – 4 points.
At that time on the other side of the square 15 min. The exemplary Marius Grigonis managed to score the usual 17 points and 6 assists for the rest of the game. Nigel Hayes helped him better this time: in the first half, the American, who scored 10 points, finished with 16 points and 5 rebounds.
After the game, M. Schiller probably mentioned qualifying for the first time; he rated the victory against one of the outsiders as very important in this regard.
“I really enjoyed defending in the second half of the game. During the break, we made some adjustments: we better controlled situations where the pick and pop defenders created opportunities for Mark Simonovičius by crossing and playing. Our defense was better balanced after the break, “commented the Austrians.
However, he did not manage to balance the burden on the leaders as well. M. Grigonis played 36 minutes, Thomas Walkup and N. Hayes spent almost half an hour on the field.
Mr. Schiller explained that he did not want to plant the basketball players running on the bench, and that there was an uncontrollable circumstance.
A. Milaknis played only 8 min. in the first half of the game and no more on the floor.
According to Schiller, the defender’s aggravated groin pain has worsened since the start of the season. The technician said he did not know what his motive was, only emphasizing that no pain medication injections had helped this time.
“Normally I couldn’t prepare for this match, I’m not sure if I will go to Madrid with us. We will take care of this tomorrow.
I always care about the rotation, how the minutes are distributed to the players. The calendar will now be adjusted. Lukas Lekavičius was absent, he is very happy to be back, because because of his speed he can change the course of the match on his own. Patricio Garino also advances, already playing one against one and two against two in training. But I am faced with such cases, so I have no illusions. Hopefully, he will join in May at the earliest. After all, Patrick has not played for a year and a half, not only his various are important here, but also the skills of the basketball player. Therefore, we are very conservative.
All the problems in the rotation start from the loss of Patricio, but there are them, as they are. Everything will be fine. Our athletic and medical training department is doing very well, we have had no muscle injuries all season. After all, Patricio has already arrived injured and Steve Vasturia has faced an opponent, ”said M. Schiller.
The match with Belgrade was scheduled for early February, but was postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak at a Serbian club. On Tuesday in Kaunas, Crvena Zvezda had only ten players: Corey Walden, Langston Hall, Duop Reath, Landry Nnok, Quino Colom were missing, as well as Johnny O’Bryant, who had already left the team due to the conflict with D. Radonjičius.
For his part, Lukas Lekavičius, who had not escaped the infection, returned to the ranks of the Žalgiris.
Kaunas won the first team match last October 75:69. The general history of mutual encounters in the Euroleague is also more favorable for Žalgiris – 8: 4.
On Thursday the Schiller students will visit the Real Fortaleza de Madrid, Crvena Zvezda will also travel to Spain and on Friday he will fight with Baskonia de Vitoria.
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