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This is how the best teams play and that is why they occupy the highest positions in the table: the opponents lose their rhythm and are effectively punished for their errors in defense. First, Žalgiris was introduced to a slower game based on long attacks, which he actively tried to avoid. It’s a shame, but Kaunas’ quick first pitches in the first half of the game didn’t pay off much. And CSKA itself, in positional attacks, diligently sought and waited for Kaunas’ mistakes; no player avoided them. Probably the most important and most prominent duel under the basket was also missed: the team that fights for the best rebounds in the Euroleague was able to knock down 15. And now more of everything.
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In the attack (not) bounce balls and other small but painful mistakes
CSKA Moscow accumulates up to 11.6 rebounds per game, almost two rebounds more than Baskonia, which is in second place (9.8). However, it is obvious that this report did not reach Kaunas.
It seemed strange that J. Lauvergne stopped playing in the second half, when, after defending against Shengelia’s opening pitch, the Frenchman relaxed for a moment, allowing the potato to repeat his inaccurate pitch. It’s even harder to say anything about Hayes’ dream of seeing a ball jump on goal early in the third quarter: M. Schiller had to emphasize the lack of focus in the fight for the balls during the big break, but the American came back. to the parquet and repeated it. T.Šengelija took his own thrown ball again and scored 2 points.
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These are just a few episodes from the myriad of possible examples: Lauvergne lacked concentration, height and strength to take better positions against Milutinov, and Žalgiris defenders had a hard time pushing taller opponents out of the penalty area during serve band. It can be said that in the second-chance situations of the rivals, the residents of Kaunas smiled a bit of luck – even in the 15-rebound attack, the hosts of the arena scored only 13 points. Inherent inefficiency.
It’s no secret that winning against teams in the first place requires fantastic focus on defense to help you defend yourself from the different ways your opposing team attacks you. In Moscow, unfortunately, Žalgiris did not show it. These are the errors of “Žalgiris” from the first half of the match, which could have been avoided:
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