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The Vilnius team, which took the lead in the third quarter, gave the rivals more than one chance to save in the final minutes, but in the end, victory was still celebrated by the home team playing at home. G. Žibėnas admitted that the team has problems in attack, but praised the players for defending their attitude.
“The game was important in terms of the table, but not only for that. We lost 19 points to Lietkabelius in the first match, so our ambitions were captured. Today we wanted to show who we are. I think it worked in part. We wanted to control the game from the defensive side. I am proud of the players, because it is strong to allow Lietkabel to score only 72 points.
The referees allowed a lot of contact, so there were many game defects on both sides of the field. We have a lot to solve in attack, but now many of our players are not playing in their positions. We have to hold out a bit until the injured recover. Hopefully, there will be fewer and fewer broken combinations and chaos in the attack.
The players showed great concentration today, they followed the defensive plan and it’s very easy for me to work with those players. When you don’t have several injured players, the team mobilizes. Those minutes are shared, responsibilities are shared. The further away from basketball, the less crosses and zeros. It is an effort, a character and a mentality ”, said the specialist.
Augustas Marčiulionis, who played the most productive match of his career, unexpectedly led forward “Rytas”, scoring 17 points in 16 minutes and winning “Rytas” to fight for victory by scoring 11 points in the third quarter.
“Today was the August birthday morning in Vilnius. I should say the best words to him. He brought us together in a very important moment today, allowed us to gain an advantage and believe that we can take down Lietkabel today.” His contribution is enormous and we are very proud of him, “said the strategist.
Although club newcomer Rapolas Ivanauskas spent only 2 minutes on the parquet and managed to commit a foul, G. Žibėnas highly values his arrival and hopes for a much more important contribution to future victories.
“Rapolas will definitely help us. We want him to adapt. He is very ardent to help us. We see how much energy he will bring. We want to use him a lot more in the next match in Šiauliai. We will definitely do that.”
Currently, only two healthy legionnaires help Rytas, and G. Žibėnas has comments for both. The coach admitted that Ryan Boatright brings unnecessary destruction to the field and shows a bad temper.
“It just came to our knowledge then. We also don’t like what we see from the side, but we leave it within the team, we will try to fix it. In such matches, the facial language should be different,” said G. Žibėnas.
At that time, Keith Benson’s days in Vilnius can be counted. The fate of the center forward will be discussed in the near future, and G. Žibėnas himself would like to see a different player in the center forward position.
“I would like to have more control over the defense, so I would like a different style of player, but that is not my only decision. We will discuss this with the club’s management, “said the coach.
At the time, Lietkabelis helmsman Nenad Chanakas called his students’ game shameful after their failure.
“It just came to our notice then. We played shamefully. Rytas deserved to win. They won the fight on rebounds and we made mistakes more often. I don’t know why, but Rytas wanted more today and tried harder. That’s why the Vilnius people won ”Said N. Čanakas.
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