Latvian basketball club “VEF Rīga” won the first victory in the FIBA Champions League tournament on Tuesday, thanks to the successful fight for the rebounds and the endurance of the new players, according to the team’s head coach Jānis Gailītis.
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It has already been reported that “VEF Rīga” beat the Greek club “Peristeri” with the result 84:81 (15:18, 24:17, 22:27, 23:19).
“It was a difficult game because” Peristeri “is an experienced team with good players. Basketball players here are tall and tall. They know how to play this kind of games, especially at home,” Gailitis said at the post-match press conference. “My players did a great job, worked very hard, followed the game plan. They put in the effort and played together.”
“We dominated the fight for rebounds, and that was very important. Some players showed good individual performance. Thank you to the team, the players. I’m very happy,” he continued.
During the game, “Peristeri” played several times and even took the lead for a while, but the Latvian club managed to play more successfully at the end. For the benefit of the Rigans, Kristers Zoriks was the most productive with 20 points and seven rebounds, who took all three two-point shots, both free throws and four of the seven three-point shots. Kail Alman had 16 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
“There were ups and downs during the game. Winning with +20 in such games is not easy.” Peristeri “showed good performance in the attack, used good opportunities when we played slower. Some young players on our outside line showed endurance. Praise them,” said Gailitis.
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