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On Thursday, Kaunas residents will try their luck at Bayern Munich, which is very close to the playoffs: they have 19 wins on their account and success against Žalgiris, which would give the Germans the desired ticket.
Bayern, who fought at home on Tuesday, could already get their hands on it, but fell from Fenerbahce in Istanbul 68:77.
In the first meeting between the Kaunas and Munich clubs, success accompanied the Lithuanian champion: on the last long shot, M. Grigonis snatched the victory 74:73.
“I will not say anything new – Munich is a very good team that defends well, blocks opponents’ shots, plays aggressively against the basketball player with the ball. I think the opponent will play extremely concentrated and focused on victory to achieve the goal. : the playoffs Because, as I understand it, they want to continue being the owners of the situation, control their limb.
Their stats in attack are similar to ours, so there will be a match similar to Kaunas. The only difference is that their leader Lučičius did not play that time.
It will be a great opportunity for us, a good challenge against a well-trained team that knows how to defend, has tactics and attacks hard, ”said M. Schiller from Žalgiris before the flight to Germany.
Asked if there will be any changes in the team regarding Tuesday’s duel, the Žalgiris coach assured that no changes in the line-up are expected.
“We still have a situation where Augustine Rubit won’t help us yet,” said an Austrian basketball specialist.
