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Šilutė (1-0), coached by Kęstutis Mačijauskas, started the 2020-2021 National Basketball League season with a home win. After the drama, the people of Šilutė broke the Jonava led by Virginijus Šeškus until the last moments 75:73 (22:18, 13:15, 18:19, 22:21) (0-1).
Fines are being issued this season
Jonava was still leading 65:61 1 minute and 45 seconds before the end of the match, but Kahlilas Thomas and Mindaugas Stašys each scored two penalties and the result was the same.
With 42 seconds to go, Mindaugas Stašys scored a three-point shot and gave Šilutė a 3-point lead. Tomas Delininkaitis lost his seventh triple, and Ugnius Mineikis added a two (70:65) to the hosts.
T. Delininkaitis responded with three precise free throws, but Linas Lekavičius’s hand on the free throw line did not tremble either.
12 seconds left Darius Tarvydas cut Jonava’s deficit to 2 points, but Jonava’s coach Virginijus Šeškus was fouled and Šilutė celebrated the victory with three free throws.
Mindaugas Stašys scored 22 points (1/6 dvit., 3/7 trit., 11/15 penalty) in 30 minutes, bounced 4 balls, made 3 assists, caused 11 fouls and scored 23 utility points.
“Šilutė”: Mindaugas Stašys 22 (11/15 sanction), Kahlilas Thomasas 15 (ref. 11), Valdas Vasylius (6 ref.), Ernestas Sederevičius 7.
Jonava: Giedrius Staniulis 21 (9th chamber), Darius Tarvydas 18 (10th section), Tomas Delininkaitis 11 (0/7 trit.), Laimonas Kisielius 6.
Match record
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