The only thing Mr. Schiller liked: about the bleeding and loss in Tel Aviv | Euroleague

Žalgiris, who demonstrated the best attack in the Euroleague, scored just 57 points. Only 45.6 percent fell in the Maccabi basket. colon (21/46) and 7.1 percent. three points (1/14).

But first, the strategist highlighted the defenders of Žalgiris’s problems. Maccabi scored as many as 22 from two points from 34 (64.7%) and 11 from 3s from 21 (52.4%).

“The rivals deserve the victory. The first 5 minutes started well, we defended quite well. But after that we couldn’t stop the bleeding for the remaining 15 minutes.

In no way did we keep our opponents in front of us one on one in defense. They created pitches too easily for themselves, – Schiller analyzed the match at a press conference in Tel Aviv. – And we lacked aggressiveness in the attack, pushing towards the basket. When we made good pitches, we didn’t do it ourselves. There was no way we could stop that bleeding. “

M. Schiller found the only positive for him: that “Žalgiris” won the second half of the match 34:32.

“We just realized that the men were still fighting. We won at least two halves, at least the second half of the match. This shows that the team fought to the end,” added Schiller.

The 38-year-old Austrian said Žalgiris was unable to beat Maccabi’s unusual five, one with A.Žižičius in center-forward position and the other already with D.Benderis in center position. It was after this accurate Croatian ran onto the pitch and Maccabi paralyzed the defense system that “Žalgiris” stopped and lost the stage 0-20, after which the hosts fled by 30 points (23:53).

“It just came to our notice then. We knew they wouldn’t start with Bender because they would try to build him in the center. They had to play in the bottom five and be forced to throw in a more mobile lineup. His speed was a real challenge for us, though. Schiller added at the press conference. – We miss Rokas Jokubaitis, we also miss Patricio Garinas. Especially in these games, being without them is a challenge for us. “

R. Jokubaitis, who has recovered from the coronavirus, is already training individually in Kaunas and should be ready to return to the park in a meeting with CSKA in Moscow on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, due to injuries, Patricio Garino, who hasn’t played a single Euroleague match this season, may have to wait until January-February, or maybe even longer.