Zalgiris, Masiulis: “Virtus is athletic, runs the floor and crashes the boards”

Tomas Masiulis identifies transition defense and rebounding as two key areas for Zalgiris against Virtus Bologna.

“We’re facing an opponent with a lot of athleticism and big players that wants to attack in the first eight seconds,” Masiulis said. “It will be important to stop them defensively.”

The Zalgiris coach also highlighted Virtus’ rebounding: “They’re second in the EuroLeague in rebounding. They are a very athletic team that crashes the boards and creates extra possessions, so positioning will be very important.”