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When Milan Armani Exchange gained a 20-point lead in the third quarter, it looked like the match was over and another loss would be attributed to Kaunas. Then, for the first time this Euroleague season, the nerves could not stand Kaunas strategist “Žalgiris” Martin Schiller, who was called a technical foul due to discontent with the judge’s decision.
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Soon, however, after the oyster’s technical penalty, his pupils returned to the game and after Lukas Lekavičius’s solo performance, the result was equalized (77:77).
Although “Žalgiris” failed to win tonight, Thomas Walkup highlighted the moment when coach Schiller exploded. According to the player, this set the team in gear for a decisive storm.
“It’s good to see you see a coach fighting for you. Whether we lose 20 points at the time or have a big advantage, the coach will always fight for us. He starts and we are very grateful,” said the American after the game.
In the match against the Milan team, Walkupas managed to add 8 points (1/3 double, 2/3 trit.) In 20 minutes, he bounced 3 balls, made 8 assists, made 3 errors and accumulated 10 utility points.
– You had a defensive problem in the first half of the game. What was missing?
– We have not used our bad actions correctly. This team is very good and has taken advantage of our gaps in defense by taking advantage of one-on-one situations for their own benefit. We need to make good use of our fouls up to the bonus, take away easy opportunities from the opponent and force him to work hard to score points.
– Are individually capable basketball players like Mike James and Kevin Punter causing you problems because you have nothing to build against?
– The Milan team is not just Punter, they have a very deep lineup and many different weapons in attack. Mike James also scored 25 points in the last game against Bayern. These players just have to get in good shape and play great basketball, be it us or another team.
– Lukas Lekavičius, Rokas Jokubaitis and Augustine Rubitas played perfectly in attack. How much did they help to return?
– These guys lit a spark in the third quarter when we couldn’t defend ourselves or hit, we were in a well. However, Rock, Luke and Augustine pushed us back and led the team back to the game.
– This is your third consecutive failure. How does the team react to this?
– It’s hard. But the season is long, we live game by game and we don’t look at the classification. We can’t do anything else and just watch the next game. Now we have a match on Sunday for which we must prepare, show the fight and win.
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