In Klaipeda – Masiulis’s three-point rain and “Lietkabelis” newcomer sent off during his debut / News

Gytis Masiulis, who returned to Klaipėda as a competitor, punished his former team with three points and helped Panevėžys Lietkabelius (6-2) extend the LKL’s series of victories to six in a row.

Nenado Chanako students in the port city 90:80 (24:22, 13:18, 28:23, 25:17) got along well with the basketball players Klaipėda “Neptūnas” (3-7), for whom it was the seventh loss in the last eight games.

In 31 minutes, Masiulis scored 6 of 9 triples and had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 29 utility points.

George Gagičius, who made his Lietkabelis debut, committed two non-sporting fouls in the third quarter and was disqualified from the match.

The Serbian played a total of 10 minutes, during which he scored 6 points (3/7 dvit.), 2 rebounds, 2 errors and scored 0 utility points.

After Benas Griciūnas free throws, “Neptūnas” went ahead by seven points in the third quarter – 44:37, but in the next attack Vytenis Lipkevičius scored three points, Masiulis added two points and did not allow the hosts to accelerate – 42 : 44.

Neptūnas, who failed to stop Masiulis, made three long shots in a row in the third quarter, and after Paulius Valinskas’ individual nine-point section, Lietkabelis took the minimal lead – 65:63.

In the fourth quarter, the Panevėžys people started with a 11: 1 streak and controlled the situation – 76:64.

Lietkabelis basketball players scored 13 points from three of 26 attempts (50%) in the Neptūnas basket, while the hosts made 7 long shots of 22 attempts (31%).

“Neptune”: Benas Griciūnas 17 (7 res., 4 rec.

Lietkabelis: Gytis Masiulis 22 (6/9 trit.), Paulius Valinskas 15, Kyle Vinales 14 (6th ed., 4th ed.), Margiris Normantas 12.