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After a two-year hiatus, Lietkabelis, who returned to the European Cup, started the season in a very unpleasant way.
Although defeats against the capable teams of Virtus and AS Monaco in Bologna could be expected, the way they lost was not to the liking of Lietkabel’s strategist Nenad Chanak.
In the match against the Italians, Panevėžys lost the third quarter by 3:17, and against the French team Monaco – 8:35, thus opening the way for the victory of the opponents.
Lokomotiv also started the season perfectly, defeating the Antwerp Giants in the first round (89:72), but stumbling against Virtus last week (79:85).
Among the leaders of the Krasnodar team, so far, both Lithuanians are accumulating 13 utility points each.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas scores 13.5 points and is only surpassed by Will Cummings (17.5) and Alan Williams (14), and Mantas Kalnietis not only earns 9 points each, but also distributes 7 successful passes, mainly on the team.
Whether Lietkabel can achieve its first victory in the European Cup will be announced in the match that starts at 7 pm We invite you to follow its most important events on the portal 15 minutes.
The course of the match
Quarter III. Lietkabelis – Lokomotiv
23 min. The comments in the locker room did not change the main themes of the match: Lokomotiv continues to score more than two-thirds of its shots and the gap is growing. 42:67.
I half. Raincoat – Lokomotiv 39:59 (13:27, 26:32)
20 minutes. Lietkabelis slowed down the Russian locomotive in the second half of the quarter, but still lags behind mid-game.
18 min. The Panevėžys Club patiently and gradually dissolves the advantage of the guests – only 35:49.
16 min. The three-point match continues: V. Lipkevičius also came. 29:48.
16 min. Maybe you can still recover? G.Masiulis and M.Normantas scored three points each – 26:45.
15 minutes. Lokomotiv reached the 18/27, and the difference is simply indecent: 20:45.
14 min. G. Masiulis’s triple is like a little pull on a wound. 18:40.
12 min. A bit of terror … Lokomotiv hits everything and houses the Cido arena. 15:38.
11 min. Ojojoj … The picture in Panevėžys is already getting rough – 13:31.
I half. Lietkabelis – Lokomotiv 13:27
10 minutes. Sad image after the first half: “Lietkabelis” is already 14 points behind.
9 min. Panevėžys does not stop the Americans Lokomotiv, and the difference is already in two digits: 13:24.
8 min. K. Hervey hits a triple, but M. Normantas answered at the same time. 11:17.
5 minutes. K. Vinales dives under the basket and “Lietkabelis” shows signs of life – 6:10.
4 min. Angry N. Čanakas calls for a minute break: Lietkabelis is already 2:10 behind.
2 minutes. K. Vinales wins the first points of the hosts – 2: 5.
1 minute. M.Kalnietis sneaks up to the basket and, despite the foul, wins the first points of the match – 0: 3.
Before the match. The meeting is a few minutes late: the hourglasses seem to have broken again.
The people of Panevėžys start with the following five: Kyle Vinales, Paulius Valinskas, Vytenis Lipkevičius, Gytis Masiulis, and Marinas Maričius. Both Mantas Kalnietis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas are in the top five of Lokomotiv.
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