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After the double week of the Euroleague, Kaunas Žalgiris (12/2) received a very difficult test in the Lithuanian Basketball League (Betsafe-LKL). 87:90 (28:22, 24:24, 25:19, 11:25) landed at the Utena Juventus club (12/5).
Steve Vasturia marked his comeback with a triple in the first attack, and soon Paulius Jankūnas, Žygimantas Skučas and Lukas Lekavičius exchanged 9: 5 with long shots. In the middle of the quarter, shots from Vaidas Kariniauskas and Bryantas Crawford gave the owners an advantage – 14:11. Augustine Rubit’s three- and seven-point Rokas Jokubaitis helped the people of Žalgiris get back in front – 28:22.
Sharing the ball leads to the perfect shot, as Zalgiris is ahead 28-22 against @BCJuventus after the first trimester. pic.twitter.com/aENWJumieq
– BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) January 31, 2021
Already in the second half, both Paulius Murauskas and Mantas Rubštavičius had their chances in “Žalgiris”, which did not damage the video, but the guests did not escape – 39:35. After receiving three fouls, M. Rubštavičius straightened to two points with a foul by Vaidas Čepukaitis – 46:40. R. Jokubaitis finished the half with two accurate pitches – 52:46.
In the third quarter, “Žalgiris” achieved a double-digit lead for the first time (62:52), which had melted during the quarter, but reached a new record limit after Karolis Lukošiūnas’s triple and P. Murauskas points. in a quick attack – 74:60. Utena’s team finished the fourth narrowing the gap slightly – 65:76.
In the fourth quarter, Utena’s team managed to bounce back, Ž.Skučas’s fourth overweight three-point result, and V. Kariniauskas soon added a two-point result: 87:84. Joffrey Lauvergne then scored a free throw, and in another attack he corrected Augustine Rubit’s shot – 87:87. Rokas Jokubaitis finished the long attack with an inadequate launch, and Juventus were able to hold the ball to the siren. V.Kariniauskas scored a victorious hat-trick two seconds before play, and “Žagiris” did not create a miracle.
Only pure ice in the veins of V. Kariniauskas 🥶 #betsafeLKL #Show must go on pic.twitter.com/637iLrdFzr
– Betsafe LKL (@betsafeLKL) January 31, 2021
“Žalgiris” did not register Thomas Walkup and Marius Grigonis, who received the rest of the Euroleague week after the match, Marek Blaževičius was not due to the coronavirus, and Patricis Garinas was unable to continue rehabilitation. Martynas Gecevičius could not help Juventus.
“Juventus”: Žygimantas Skučas 20 (4/5 triples), Vaidas Kariniauskas 18 (1/5 triples, 7 errors), Vytautas Šulskis 14 (4 rebounds), Bryantas Crawfordas 11, Marius Runkauskas 9 (3/6 triples), Gintautas Matulis and Mindaugas Kupšas (5th chamber) after 8.
Žalgiris: Lukas Lekavičius (6 res.) And Rokas Jokubaitis (5 res., 0/3 triples) after 13, Joffrey Lauvergne 9, Paulius Jankūnas and Martinas Gebenas (5 res.) After 8.
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