“Žalgiris”, who was fully loaded with three-point trunks in Dzūkija, won for the second time in a row by 33 points

Martin Schiller’s students crushed last season’s outsiders in the second half, so they could rehearse the game before the next Euroleague start.

Largely as a result, the hosts leveled the game in the fourth quarter and avoided an even more painful crush.

Nigel Hayes, who had adjusted his sights again, was the most productive of the winners. The forward hit 4 long shots of 7 and scored 14 points, right, all, until the break.

In total, every second Žalgiris shot from the 3-point range – 13/24 (54%) – hit the mark. The majority of the party was attacked by guests over 60 percent. precision and left the poster only at the last minute.

The excellent movement of the ball contributed to the cosmic precision. Kaunas residents made 26 successful passes and made mistakes only 9 times. The 12 Žalgiris managed to score points.

At the end of the match, Karolis Lukošiūnas ran on the parquet for the first time this season, in 5 minutes. characterized by 2 points and an effective cash pass.

However, Kaunas residents have not registered Tomas Dimša and Marek Blaževičius for the match, who, according to rumors in the media this week, should be loaned out to other clubs.

At that time, Osvaldas Kurauskas, former long-term director of Klaipėda Neptūnas, was already a new assistant to Macedonian head coach Nikola Vasilev on the bench. He replaced Nedas Pacevičius.

Captain Artūras Jomantas tried to drag Dzūkija down scoring 14 points and bouncing 5 balls in the first two halves. However, after the break, the veteran’s strength was exhausted, and the forward finished the duel with 18 points. and 6 balls that bounced caught.

Dzūkija: Artūras Jomantas 18 (9/12 years old, 6th repetition, 21 points), Matas Jucikas 12, Kristupas Žemaitis 10 (8th grade, 19 points), Modestas Paulauskas 8;

Žalgiris: Nigel Hayes 14 (4/7 trit.), Joffrey Lauvergne 13 (6/8 dvit.), Marius Grigonis 11 (4 res, 19 us.), Martin Geben and Rokas Jokubaitis – 9 each, Thomas Walkup (7 rebounds , 7 res., 17 votes) and Steve Vasturia – 8 each.

At the start of the LKL last weekend, the Žalgiris team defending the championship title crushed Šiauliai at home 89:56.

After sharing last place with Kėdainiai “Nevėžis” last season, “Dzūkija” unexpectedly resisted Klaipėda’s “Neptune” on the trip, but eventually landed 81:84.