Kaunas “Žalgiris” basketball players recorded their biggest victory margin so far in the series of friendly matches by defeating Baku “Sabah” team (112:78).
“We wanted to add more physicality, which was somewhat lacking before, so today I am really satisfied with that. We grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, which also shows aggression, there was enthusiasm. As I always say, if we hit three-pointers like this, the coaches look very smart,” said T. Masiulis.
The strategist also commented on the integration of players returning from national teams (Ąžuolas Tubelis, Marekas Blaževičius, Maodo Lo).
“Great. It’s clear that everything is much easier for them because they understand what we want, so it’s pleasant and you can’t even tell they haven’t trained with us for two weeks. And Marekas is a smart man, he understands everything, so in a few more weeks he will understand everything we want,” added T. Masiulis.
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Finally, the coach also answered a question about the injury J. Valančiūnas suffered in the first half of the game.
“He said he could have played, but we didn’t want to take any risks. It was just a leg bruise, nothing serious, but we will see and there will be more information, I can’t say now,” said T. Masiulis.
