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The "Žalgiris" of Kaunas will play the sixth home game of Euroleague and will try to win the first victory against their supporters in the fight against the AX Armani Exchange of Milan, represented by two Lithuanians Artūras Gudaitis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas.
This season earn points
| Profit points: | 83.3 |
| Precision: | 50.8% |
| Place in the league: | 6 |
| Best achievement: | 97 |
| Worst achievement: | 72 |
| More profit: | Nate Wolters |
The Italian club has won 6 wins in nine seasons and shared 5 to 6 places, while the Zalgiris have 3 wins.
"We are playing against one of the best strikers and one of the most talented teams in Euroleague." The coach of "Zalgiris", Šarūnas Jasikevičius, spoke about his opponent. – Of course, the focus is on defense. These quarters in which we are good (we have the idea that we can not allow our opponents to score more than 20 points), we find it certainly very good. If we exceed this limit of 20 points, we break down.
The highlights are such that we will not miss more than 20 points during the season, we will follow our rules. We do not do it for 40 minutes. We have to limit the light points of the opponents, that they fight fast and that they throw a lot after the second chance. Nothing to do for free. "
– What happens when you usually spend more than 20 points in the fourth quarter?
– We certainly do not do the job until the end, we are not ready yet to fight before 40 minutes. Many teams do not do it. We must admit that we played against the best teams and the best players. We have to keep our good basketball longer. Then the results can be better.
– Milan has a similar core, the style of play is similar, but the performers have changed. Did this change the results in the tournament table?
– Again, talking about the tournament table is still very early. The fact that they are very talented. Mike James and Nemanja Nedovič both contributed, which we know for our best. This is a talented player who puts points and collects about 11 successful transfers. In my opinion, the roles are clearly defined. In positions 1 to 3, the players try to attack the basket, Gudaitis and Tarczewski fight very well for the ball, while in fourth place, Kuzminsk embarks on the fast attack and extends the field, while Jeff Brooks is fighting for more bullets. The rows are very clear, very beautiful, they play their style and it is very difficult to get out of this style.
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– Mike James is very similar to Alexei Svedas, another chef. How does the defense differ from them?
– I think the defense will be similar. Both are very talented one by one. It is difficult, you can not divide the light points, you can not inflict fine fines, as we have said against Sweden. And we must respect the rules. If the game is played two or two, then at least two people should always be seen. They are top players and can not divide anything for free. They are super talented and always get something, but the most important thing is to do as hard as possible and as little as possible.
– Lately, Milan has been training for nine years and Microw and James are already tired. Will intensity be one of the factors of "Grunwald"?
– We play basketball. We deal a lot with basketball players, thinking what would suit the opponent, then we look at each other and our status. We play a lot of rotation, as always. We must squeeze rivals.
– What kind of impression leaves Gudaitis and Kuzminskas?
– Play basketball. Gudaitis becomes a huge force behind a basket of battle balls. It is very difficult to get him out of the penalty area. As well as throughout his life, he plays among the players, crosses the basket very well, completes it by dining or by simple goals. Kuzminsk is the one who is doing very well in a quick onslaught and expanding the game.
– Micowa wins 16.2 points and seems to play for the career season. What does his game look like?
– really good. He had a lot of very good matches. We will try not to feel as much space for him. Yes, he is an upscale player, he now has a very good experience in Euroleague. He plays James or Jerrell more.
– Micova is already 33 years old. How to explain this decisive season?
– I will refrain from phrases such as the breakthrough season. Still, it's still early. Some start to get better and others are worse. The fact is that its averages are very high. After attending a series of matches, we can see what kind of defense I felt better and what was worse. We will try to limit it.
– After 9 days of trauma at Paul Janko. How does he save after an injury?
– We are waiting for the establishment of a period of two weeks, after which there will be repeated investigations and we will see if it is broken, whether we can forgive or not something.
– Last year, the duo of Aaron White on the front line played very well at the end of the year. How many days have you done projects that Paul can not play?
– You know, we can cry and think, but there is such a situation and we have to work. You have to go and replace him, Antanas Kavaliauskas pays him fairly well. I do not think we lost the match without Paul.
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