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Lithuanian champion Kaunas “Žalgiris” (3/0) continues a great streak in the new Euroleague season.
This time, after a fierce and persistent fight in the third round match, the residents of Kaunas are about to leave. 75:69 (19:19, 20:14, 23:27, 13: 9) broke Crvena Zvezda’s basketball players (1/2) in Belgrade.
The course of the confrontation:
The Žalgiris people started the match weakly and scored almost 4 points in almost 6 minutes, when Marius Grigonis and Joffrey Lauvergne scored two points. The Serbs led 11: 4, but Rokas Jokubaitis shot from a medium range and Lukas Lekavičius added a triple. Crvena Zvezda’s team rallied after a poor stage, although L. Lekavičius finished the fourth with a good foray. 19:19.
.@DuopReath send the ball with a BIG hand 👋# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/1OeSTOcUFP
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 13, 2020
The start of the second half was successfully won by Žalgiris defender Steve Vasturiai, who played solidly and scored 5 points. Not only that, Lauvergne’s great play under the basket allowed the guests to escape until 36:31. Kaunas club performed well on defense, stopped Jordan Loyd and led 39:33.
Martinas Geben’s face of concentration since she only has eyes to crush him! # 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/1Clk6ezGAA
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 13, 2020
After a long break, the Serbian club gained momentum in attack as needed. Crvena Zvezda’s team eliminated the entire deficit in just over 2 minutes, and only Nigel Hayes’ 3-pointers saved the people of Žalgiris from even bigger problems. The teams then played point-to-point, exchanging precise shots. In the third quarter, Kaunas finished off Augustine Rubit’s colon – 62:60.
.@mrjloyd with the fake and SLAM! 💥
# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/9nvAmciWhe– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 13, 2020
“Žalgiris” showed impressive defense: in just over 7 minutes only 2 points missed and as a result the guests fled a bit 69:62. In the ranks of the rivals, the hunger for points was interrupted by the American trio, who scored 5 unanswered points and, with less than two minutes to go, revived the intrigue – 67:69. At the decisive moment, the opponents stalled and Žalgiris’s team successfully made their free throws and won with the result. 75:69.
“Red Star”: Jordan Loyd 19 (3/9 triple, 5 sec.), Dejan Davidovac and Corey Walden (1/4 triple) after 11, Langston Hall 9, Ognjen Kuzmičius 8 (6 rep).
Žalgiris: Lukas Lekavičius 16, Joffrey Lauvergne 12 (5/8 colones, 8 sec.), Rokas Jokubaitis 9 (6 rep., 5 res.), Augustine Rubitas, Marius Grigonis and Nigel Hayes (5 atoms) after 8.
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