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On Thursday, the guests of Israel received a powerful final for the Nemunas – Maccabi closed the match with a 9: 0 thunderbolt. And this is the team that has carried the label of the biggest disasters in the Euroleague so far, losing a thread in the last minutes of the game.
In the last 8 rounds, Ioannis Sfairopoulo’s students won only for the second time, and “Žalgiris” suffered for the fourth time in a row.
Nigel Hayes played a career game in the Euroleague, scoring 24 points and earning 30 utility points. In addition to the personal record, Joffrey Lauvergne bounced 6 balls in attack.
But more importantly, the latter was sitting on a free bench, with Hayes watching Rock Jokubaitis inappropriate pitches from the side and Thomas Walkup’s failed attempt to play Augustine Rubit. And Marius Grigonis, who was obviously overwhelmed in the square, gasped and when he returned at the end, he also stayed away from the main events.
However, Schiller did not expand on his tactical decisions. When asked if Maccabi considered that it was not worth giving back to Mr. Lauvergne when he took over the initiative, he replied succinctly.
“No, otherwise I would have done it,” said the Austrian.
He cited Dragan Bender, who set a career record for Maccabi and scored 16 points, as the main reason for his failure. The tall man from Croatia successfully “expanded” his team’s attack.
“There were several challenges, really interesting matches. We meet Maccabi for the second time without midfielder Othello Hunter. As a result, Mr. Bender played in that position, and it’s a fun attacking weapon. I think this position is even better for him. “His pitches followed pick-and-pop situations in the fourth quarter and pushed his opponents forward,” the 39-year-old said.
Overall, he stated that the match was not disappointing, aside from the individual episodes of the game.
“I enjoyed our fighting style, we played one of the best games of the last three weeks. Unfortunately, we did not win them. There are little things that need to be done better if you want to win. I mean episodes that require concentration: a foul in time, a ball recovered by the opponents after a free kick. These are very important moments. In principle, we can be satisfied with the game, but no one will count the victories for us, ”said M. Schiller.
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Kaunas were not helped by traumatized defender Artūras Milaknis, but striker Patricio Garino finally made his Euroleague debut in the “Žalgiris” jersey. After recovering from a knee operation, the Argentine played for 3 minutes. and did not score. At the time, Maccabi was missing midfielder O. Hunter and defender Yovel Zoosman.
The first-round teams ‘clash last November in Tel Aviv turned out to be Kaunas’ worst game of the season and the most painful loss of all time in matches between them 57:85.
Throughout history, Žalgiris and Maccabi met 31 times in the European arena, and the Lithuanians managed to win 11 times.
Žalgiris Counter Stats – Maccabi
Next week, Schiller’s students will play two Euroleague matches with German clubs. A home game with ALBA Berlin awaits him on Tuesday and a trip to Bayern Munich on Thursday.
Euroleague regular season on April 8. He will finish the duel in his place with the Panathinaikos of Athens.
Maccabi, who no longer expect to make the playoffs, will compete with Barcelona and Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade next week.
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