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The first defeat this season in the Euroleague was suffered by Kaunas “Žalgiris” (4/1), former sole leader of the Euroleague.
Žalgiriečiai played a very weak second half of the match and in the fifth round 82:94 (27:22, 18:15, 12:30, 25:27) had to recognize the advantage of the Valencia basketball players (3/1).
Match progress:
The showdown began with a hurricane attack: Steve Vasturia and Marius Grigonis each scored two 3-pointers, for which “Žalgiris” led 14:10. However, opponents, including Louis Labeyrie and Boyan Dubljevičius, scored 8 unanswered points. In the second half of the quarter, after Rokas Jokubaitis performed on the parquet, Kaunas took the initiative: 27:22.
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– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 22, 2020
The Valencia team scored 2 points in almost 3 minutes, although the Kaunas team was not far behind, but then found answers to the effective attacks of Derrick Williams. Nigel Hayes hit a pair of strong shots and Thomas Walkup made a triple: 41:33. For the rest of the quarter, Žalgiris maintained an 8-point lead and went ahead 45:37.
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After a long break, the opponents spoke with long throws – three of them were hit in no time. After Vanja Marinkovičius’s colon “Žalgiris” was forced to gather for a meeting – 49:48. Žalgiris ‘annoyance did not end there: Sam Van Rossomas scored points, Klemen Prepeličius spoke and finally Nikola Kaliničius’ colon with a foul forced the hosts to call for another minute of rest – 60:51. Valencian basketball players did a fantastic medium and even went ahead 67:57.
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– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 22, 2020
The guests on the wave did not relax and after a very long distance, V.Marinkovičius awarded the three-point teams even 16 points – 78:62. Kaunas residents did not give up: after the shooting of Lukas Lekavičius and Artūras Milaknis, they got closer to 70:80. In the last 3 minutes, “Žalgiris” failed to ignite the intrigue further, he was lost as a result. 82:94.
Žalgiris: Augustine Rubitas (6/6 colon, 5 sec. Sala) and Marius Grigonis after 12, Nigel Hayes (1/5 three points, 6 comp.) And Joffrey Lauvergne after 11, Lukas Lekavičius 9 (5 res. Rokas Jokubaitis and Artūras Milaknis (2/6 triples) after 8.
“Valencia”: Vanja Marinkovičius (4/8 triples) and Bojanas Dubljevičius (5 sec. Points) after 16, Nikola Kaliničius 14, Klemenas Prepeličius 13 (3/8 triples), Louis Labeyrie 12 (5/6 points from two points, 5 points from repeat).
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