The Lithuanians made the most from Jerusalem's mistakes in the last minutes
Timely rebounding allowed Lietkabelis to finally smile on the road
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7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys ended a three-game losing streak when it defeated Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem at Samokov Arena in Bulgaria on Wednesday night. The Lithuanians could finally enjoy a road victory after having lost to U-BT Cluj-Napoca (100-93), Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (76-72) and Turk Telekom Ankara (72-66).
In Lietkebelis's last three losses, it had performed pretty well on offense, scoring 93 points each time but falling short in the end. This time, Lietkabelis didn’t repeat the same mistake and ended up sealing the outcome in the last 3 minutes of the game, outscoring its opponent 4-10 when the score was tied, 83-83.
“[It was a] very important win for us. Finally, we managed to convert the good game into a victory, what we didn't do in the last two games in Europe,” celebrated Lietkabelis head coach Nenad Canak.
“We controlled the game. We didn't panic in some moments when Hapoel tried to change some defensive systems”, he continued. “And we controlled the rebound at the end, and it was very important for us that we just took 18 points in the last quarter, as we had many problems in previous games in the last quarters."
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Johnson chases down Lottie for the block! Magic Moment
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Magic Moment: Johnson beats the third-quarter buzzer!
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Magic Moment: Justin Smith finishes in style!
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Magic Moment: Austin Wiley rejects Ethan Happ!
Rebounding, as Canak stressed, was a key factor in deciding the game, but not in the usual way. It was not because of a massive difference in the number of rebounds, as the visitors were slightly better, with 31 rebounds against Jerusalem's 27, and it was not either about the second-chance points difference, because Jerusalem even led that category with 13 against 10.
It was not about how many; it was all about when.
“We played bad, we didn't take the rebounds. You cannot win without rebounds... They had five more possessions in the last 2 minutes. So, they won,” Jerusalem head coach Yonatan Alon pointed out in the press conference. “We cannot turn the ball over so many times, and second, we need to play better defense. It’s not what we are. We need to go back to the fundamentals.”
That analysis can be summarized with the key plays that ended up deciding the game when the game was on the line. First, when the score was 81-81, two consecutive offensive rebounds by Marko Percarski and Gabrielius Maldunas allowed Martynas Varnas to push his team ahead 81-83. Then, and few seconds later, Mantas Rubstavicius buried 3 consecutive free throws to start the final run, which continued with an off-the-steal basket by Maldunas and finished with a layup by Oleksandr Kovliar after - again - two consecutive offensive rebounds by Maldunas and Pecarski.
“It's an amazing team victory,” Maldunas celebrated. “Finally, we won on the road. If we play like this, we are a very good team. We played two good games in EuroCup before this one, but we came up short and lost by a couple of points, but now we finally came through”.
This win gave Lietkabelis a much clearer and cleaner vision of the upcoming challenges, returning its hopes of reaching the postseason.
“Of course, we're still alive,” Canak assured. “We are still alive and when you are alive in a competition, it's easier to practice, easier to accept new things. So, it's very important for us.”