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“Great day for Utena,” said Ž. Urbonas. – The gods played with the demons today. Our players, the headquarters are the gods. Lives Ginevičius … I bow my head, it was all wet after the game ”.
It was his assistant V. Ginevičius who had to lead the team in the deciding quarter, in which the straightened hosts won 83:79 and matched the series ratio for bronze medals (2-2).
Ž. There were no technical errors in the Juventus de Urbon substitute bench after two consecutive technical fouls. Specifically, all that was left was his jacket, which the coach emotionlessly rubbed to the ground before marching into the locker room.
“I took off my pants and threw them on the wall, truss – for other. If it is already a point, it is over ”, joked the specialist, who asked how he saw the decisive minutes of the match from the side.
Ž. According to Urbon, the referees bent the stick to expel him from the duel.
“The first technical foul – really deserved, I agree, I was warned before. The second is completely undeserved, deliberate very quickly. And I don’t know why,” assured the excited Utena helmsman.
And his students showed how much passion can be played on the basketball court.
After a lightning-fast 21-point lead in the first half, the hosts dispersed it at a similar rate.
For the second time, “Juventus” was detonated by three-pointers by Martynas Gecevičius: only six players from the team managed to finish the match, Bryantas Crawford, who had previously suffered an injury, and Žygimantas Skučas, who reached the foul limit.
“When Bryant got injured, things started to fall apart. We no longer played, the team was psychologically shocked. Thank God, other defenders arrived in the second half: Marius Runkauskas played a great game, Aurimas Urbonas showed good episodes. We have created something impossible.
We ruined the celebration, today I was completely prepared … That’s why I went out, I thought, cut everything down … What the spectators did then, fantasy. So much unity, something incredible. I feel unworthy of those people among me ”, Ž. Urbonas.
Vaidas Kariniauskas, Ignas Vaitkus and Martynas Paliukėnas, now joined by B. Crawford, had to work in the Juventus playoffs before that.
Asked how he hopes to revive the basketball players who gave their last breath in Utena and prepare his modest forces in two days for the decisive game of the series in Panevėžys, Ž. Urbon kept joking.
“Zeppelins, a mixture of crab and lots of non-alcoholic beer. If we are serious, we will try to keep cheating because we understand where we are. I think we will play without Mr. Crawford, but this season is already normal for us. We are not going to cry, we are going to fight and we will continue to be gods ”, – the coach ended the fight.
At the time, his direct opponent, Nenad Chanak, admitted that Lietkabelis was not worth sporting bronze on Wednesday.
The Serbian called the game shameful at the start of the match.
“It just came to our knowledge then. If we play the decisive game in the same way, we will not receive any medals,” warned the Panevėžys coach, who was also unhappy with his students’ defense against Juventus snipers in the second half. of the party.
Most interestingly, Lietkabelis just swept Utena’s people home, winning 112: 82. Chanak has no answer as to why the balance of power has shifted so much in a matter of days.
“I don’t know, the worst thing is that we greet like this all season,” the team’s helmsman shrugged.
The final points of the LKL season will be scored in the fifth decisive match of the series, which will take place on Friday in Panevėžys.
Last year, when the season ended prematurely due to a pandemic, Lietkabelis ranked third and Utena residents fifth.
In 2017, the people of Panevėžys also won silver medals. So far, only the LKL bronze obtained in 2015 is on Juventus’ account.
We remind you that Kaunas “Žalgiris” defended the LKL champion title on Monday, leaving no hope for Vilnius “Rytas” in the final series 3-0.
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