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Basketball lovers gathered at the Jonava Sports Arena on Sunday night to witness a historic event: the city’s team won the Betsafe-LKL championship for the first time in history.
Jonava CBet’s team (1-1) opened the victory account in a big way 85:63 (20:11, 26:12, 22:24, 17:16) crushed the basketball players of Alytus “Dzūkija” (1-2).
Virginijus Šeškaus’s army laid the groundwork for victory early in the match, and the team was led by Kahlilas Thomas, who scored 18 points in 16 minutes, rebounded 7 rebounds and scored 24 utility points.
The residents of Alytus did not find happiness in this match attacking from a distance: only 6 of 26 of their triples (23%) made the goal. Joshua Newkirkas, who scored 25 points for Kaunas “Žalgiris”, lost all 4 triples this time and scored 8 points.
Jonava’s team broke away from the rivals at the end of the first half, when they raced 18: 5 and gained a double-digit lead 27:13. The Betsafe-LKL debuters did not stop there and began to compete with their opponents 44:19 before the break.
Alytus’s guests were unable to recover in the second half of the meeting. The Dzuks, who had not found a basket towards their opponents and reduced the delay only minimally, were forced to accept a painful defeat.
“Cbet”: Kahlilas Thomasas 18 (rec.7), Evaldas Šaulys and Lachlan Anderson (rec.7) after 11, Edvinas Šeškus and Laimonas Kisielius after 9, Juan Palacios 8 (rec.
Dzūkija: Aleksandras Aranitovičius and Justas Furmanavičius (room 9) after 10, Dylan Frye 9, Vaidas Čepukaitis (room 7), Mindaugas Lukauskis and Joshua Newkirkas after 8.
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