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Photo: Šiauliai club photo.
Šiauliai, who is preparing for the new Betsafe-LKL season, started the cycle of friendly matches with a match with the Rostock Seawolves team. The confrontation in Prienai ended with the victory of the Sun City team 102: 86 (33:36, 19:18, 24:19, 26:13).
In the last German Pro A League championship (second league in terms of capacity in the country), the Seawolves basketball players who won the regular season started the game with active pressure across the field and a barrage of long shots, hitting 6 triples. .
However, the Šiauliai people had their arguments, therefore no team managed to gain a greater advantage in a very productive half, the leading team changed up to 10 times.
In the second quarter, the Germans increased the pace of the match even more, but the number of errors by both teams also increased, they began to shoot shots across the country and performance fell. However, the Rostock team managed to gain a double-digit lead (48:38) towards the end of the half, but Šiauliai responded with a successful stretch, during which he scored 8 unanswered points, coming close by a pitch (46: 48).
Immediately after the break, Arminas Urbučius had to sit on a bench for a long time, breaking the rules twice in a row and receiving four personal fouls. Midway through the quarter, Isaiah Armwood joined him as well, also approaching the foul limit.
At that time, a stubborn battle took place on the field, which was better for the people of Šiauliai, who gained a 3-point lead: 76:73. Yellow fought perfectly on the attack for rebounds, creating more than one opportunity for an extra shot, which greatly angered the Rostock coach with his fourth-quarter students, who even hit the combination table on the ground.
The fierce heat made it important to save breath, and after a few quick runs, Antanas Sireika had a hard time getting back into position. After a minute of rest, Šiauliai put a higher gear and played a great section, which was won by 17: 0 (96:79).
At the end of the match, after the launch of Urbutis, Šiauliai also surpassed the 100-point limit, consolidating the team’s first victory in the preparation stage of the season.
The Šiauliai residents won the fight under the board – 48:24, and also made 30 assists.
Šiauliai will play another friendly match on Monday 23 August with the Krasnodar Lokomotiv team.
Šiauliai: Martynas Varnas 23 (4th ed.), Paulius Danusevičius 17, Eimantas Stankevičius 14, Giedrius Staniulis 13 (11th ed.), Arminas Urbutis 10, Donatas Sabeckis 8 (8th ed.), Isaiah Armwood 7 (6th chamber), Danielis Baslykas 5, Jonas Paukštė 3, Ernestas Jonkus 2 (8th ed.).
Coach Antanas Sireika’s comment:
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