Latvian basketball national team player Rolands Šmits on Tuesday ULEB Euroleague In the third round game of the tournament, with a versatile performance, set a new career record in several statistical columns, thus helping “Barcelona” to the second success.
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Schmidt’s “Barcelona” defeated Valencia with 71:66 (16:19, 17:16, 21: 9, 17:22), which has started the tournament so far without any losses.
The Latvian national basketball player spent 30 minutes and 28 seconds on the court, during which the throws were performed with 100% accuracy. The basketball player with 15 points was the most productive in his team, sending all three two-point throws in the basket, as well as the same three-point shots. He also won seven rebounds, scored twice, caught one ball, made three mistakes, earned one personal note and ended the game with 23 efficiency points.
Previously, Schmidt had not scored more than 14 points in one game in his Euroleague career, as well as won more than five rebounds. He had also not spent more than 22 minutes in the Euroleague Square before, but the efficiency ratio had not exceeded 16 points so far.
Experienced Nick Kalatess stood out with 14 points and five assists, while Valencia’s top scores with 13 points were Nikola Kalinich and Boyan Dublevich, who also scored eight rebounds.
In another game, Kaunas “Žalgiris” won Belgrade’s “Crvena zvezda mts” with 75:69 (19:19, 20:14, 23:27, 13: 9).
In the Lithuanian team, Lukass Lekavičs was the most productive with 16 points, but another 12 points and eight rebounds were added by Joffre Lovernje. Jordan Liod scored 19 points in the Belgrade club.
Berlin’s Alba, meanwhile, lost Istanbul’s Anadolu Ephesus at home with 72:93 (14:29, 21:24, 20:17, 17:23). Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points and six rebounds in the Istanbul team, but Markus Eriksons was the most productive in the ranks of “Alba” with 13 points.
Rihards Lomažs Vilērbāna ASVEL was also scheduled to go on the field on Tuesday, but last week the coach and two players of the team were diagnosed with Covid-19. For security reasons, Vitorija “TD Systems Baskonia”, represented by Artūrs Kurucs, did not go to the square on Tuesday.
The leader of the tournament with three victories is “Žalgiris”, Schmidt’s “Barcelona” with two victories in three games has risen to the sixth position, Vitoria’s “TD Systems Baskonia” with one victory in two matches occupies the tenth position, while the same balance is Jānis Strēlnieks Moscow CSKA. Dairo Bertan and Jānis Timm’s team in Khimki, Moscow region, as well as ASVEL, who are in the 15th and 16th place among 18 clubs, respectively, have two losses in the games.
Also this season, ten countries with 18 teams are represented in the Euroleague, which is the same as in the previous season. The teams will play a two-round tournament, with the top eight entering the playoffs. The Euroleague champion will be determined in Cologne, where the final four tournament will take place.
This year, the champion was not determined, the tournament ended six rounds before the end of the regular championship.
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