Roland Schmidt | Photo: Kaunas “Zalgiris”
Latvian basketball player Roland Schmidt on Thursday in Greece scored 11 points in the loss of the Lithuanian club Kaunas “Žalgiris” in the 21st round of the ULEB Euroleague. “Zalgiris” will visit with 65:89 (24:19, 18:8, 16:37, 7:25) lost to “Panathinaikos” of Athens, losing the 15-point advantage accumulated after the first half.
Schmidt spent 24 minutes and 12 seconds on the field, during which he made both two-point shots, one of three long-range shots and all four free throws, becoming the most productive player among the guests. Valmieriešis also had five rebounds, four errors, one blocked shot, four points, four provoked rule violations for the opponents, as well as the team’s best efficiency ratio of 11. Peris Lee stood out for the winners with 24 points.
The Kaunas team, with 12 wins in 21 games, is in sixth place in the tournament table, while the Athens club is in 15th place with eight wins. Also this season, 18 teams play in the Euroleague, which play a two-round tournament, with the best eight entering the knockout tournament. The Euroleague final four tournament will take place from May 19 to 21 at the home of “Žalgiris” in Kaunas.
In the previous season, Istanbul’s “Anadolu Efes” was crowned champion, which defeated “Real Madrid” 58:57 in the final match in Belgrade, winning the tournament for the second season in a row.
