Schiller lost quality in defense after the break, Chanake considered misconduct / News

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Kaunas “Žalgiris” played two different sides of the match in Panevėžys: the first dominated and accumulated a 20-point lead, and the second “Lietkabelis” managed to recover and seriously strain the nerves of the Lithuanian champions.

After the duel, Žalgiris helmsman Martin Schiller explained the poor second half of the match as a lack of quality in defense.

“There are two different sides: in the first we defended well and in the second we had problems with our basket. This is reflected not only in the lost points, but also in the fight for the balls, where there was a lack of quality to reach the opponents. There was a lack of quality in defense, which allowed us to catch up with Lietkabel, who played well, ”said the Austrian.

Schiller admitted that the opponents’ game with three defenders caused difficulties for the Žalgiris people.

“We knew that Vytenis Lipkevičius would not play in the match and his game with three defenders allowed Lietkabelis to compete faster. Such changes in his game were a challenge for us,” said Schiller.

At the time, Panevėžys manager Nenadas Čanakas was disappointed in the first half of the match, but was happy with the performance after the break.

“In the first half, he played poorly on defense, we allowed Artūras Milaknis to shoot free, we didn’t defend 1v1 on the perimeter, we didn’t go to Joffrey Lauvergne for help. We played in attack without barriers, and we are not a team with so much talent to play against the Euroleague club.

After the break we activated the defense, we sent the balls to Djordje Gagic, there were more options in the attack. But the first two halves are unforgivable, and the highlight was Gagičius’ fifth foul on attack. Sometimes I do not understand when a violation is registered and when it is taking action, “said the Serb.