“7bet-NKL” semi-final predictions: K. Maksvytis sees an outsider’s final

No one managed to guess the winners of all the quarter-final pairs of “7bet-NKL”, and Donatas Motiejūnas, Gytis Radzevičius, Dovis Bičkauskis, Kazys Maksvytis, Giedrius Žibėnas and Laimonas Eglinskas tried to predict the end of the semi-final series again.

“Olimpas” of Palanga – “Jurbarkas-Karys”

• Donatas Motiejūnas: “Olimpas” 3-2 “Jurbarkas-Karys”
• Gytis Radzevičius: “Olimpas” 3-1 “Jurbarkas-Karys”
• Dovis Bičkauskis: “Olimpas” 3-2 “Jurbarkas-Karys”
• Kazys Maksvytis: “Olimpas” 1-3 “Jurbarkas-Karys”
• Giedrius Žibėnas: “Olimpas” 3-1 “Jurbarkas-Karys”
• Laimonas Eglinskas: “Olimpas” 3-1 “Jurbarkas-Karys”

Motiejūnas, who plays in the “Monaco” team, is particularly fascinated by Mindaugas Lukauskis’ passion for the game, which has not yet faded.

“Jurbarkas, with Mindaugas Lukauskis in the lead, is an exemplary person and basketball player, it’s really fun to see him playing,” said the midfielder. – I saw excerpts from the match and how much it means to him, how much he still has in him. It’s amazing to see how much a person loves this sport, how much energy, strength and everything else they have and fight to the end. An example for all young and current basketball players, how you should bring yourself to the work you love and what love you should play with.

I think both pairs will play all five games, I don’t see much other option. Home field advantage will have a big influence here and even though I’m rooting for Lukauskis, Olimpas should win this match 3-2.”

However, Lithuanian national team strategist K. Maksvytis had a different opinion and he chose to go against the favorites in this pair.

“Both there are my students who I want to support, but since Olimpas is stuck in the quarter-final series, this time I will go with Jurbarkas,” Maksvytis chose. – Jurbarkas will win one match on the road, so I try to guess “Jurbarka-Kario” 3-1. The veterans, even though the other team has younger veterans, got through the first round and now at the end of the season they are in their own sled and have an advantage.”

Marijampole “Sūduva-Mantinga” – “Kretinga”

• Donatas Motiejūnas: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 3-1 “Kretinga”
• Gytis Radzevicius: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 3-2 “Kretinga”
• Dovis Bičkauskis: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 3-1 “Kretinga”
• Kazys Maksvytis: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 2-3 “Kretinga”
• Giedrius Žibėnas: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 3-2 “Kretinga”
• Laimonas Eglinskas: “Sūduva-Mantinga” 3-2 “Kretinga”

“I think that the advantage of the field will work here, because not all Kretinga fans will come to Marijampolė’s hall, who would fill everything by themselves. The bench, the balance between young and experienced players and the experience of the strategist should help the Marijampoli team win this series 3-2, L. Eglinskas predicted. “I want to root for Kretinga as well, but I’ve always been against them, so I won’t spoil it for them to deny me again and create an even more beautiful Cinderella story, because people need that.”

Maksvytis was once again the only participant in the speculation, who sees another team in the final.

“I don’t know how to act, because I said that my countrymen will lose, although I guessed the result with the doubles (author’s post – “Žalgiris-2″), but I will probably support the Kretinga team,” said the strategist of the Lithuanian national team. – Let them make their season magical, even though the favorites are Marijampolė again. I will support “Kretinga”, which is on a good wave and on Zemaist stubbornness. Just because I support them and want them to win, let my guess be the hardest way, because it’s not easy for Žemaitsi, “Kretinga” 3-2.”