After praising the newcomer and rival, A. Trinchieri gave and poured: “We are not waiting for the playoffs”

Andrea Trinchieri’s students celebrated a 102-78 victory at home on Thursday night.

“I think the first half of the match was very good,” A. Trinchieri started the press conference. – But the last quarter is terrible. The third half is by itself. It is very difficult to maintain concentration. The most important thing is that nobody got injured and we can’t wait to start the playoffs.”

“Žalgiris” rookie Demetre Rivers played his best game in Lithuania so far, scoring 23 points in 21 minutes. (Tue 6/10).

“It’s a good thing he made 10 3-pointers, but none of them – taking too much initiative. The team used to deliver the ball to him, and he is a good shooter. That’s what he proved. “He played a good game after a really bad performance on Monday,” noted A. Trinchieri.

The Italian was also praised by his rival, Amits Ebo, who scored a triple double. The “Nevėžio-Optibet” legionnaire from Israel scored 20 points, made 11 assists and had 10 rebounds.

“Betsafe-LKL” photo/Amitas Ebo

“He is a great player. Reads game situations well, can score, can pass. The statistics also prove that”, said A. Trinchieri.

This match did not change anything for the teams. “Žalgiris” is the leader in the regular season and will also meet with “Wolves” of Vilnius and “Uniclub Casino – Juventus” of Utena.

In the meantime, the Kedai team will close the season with a match against “7bet-Lietkabel” from Panevėžys and “M Basket-Delamode” from Mažeikiai.