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Martin Schiller’s students in front of their viewers 89:56 (23:21, 22:11, 24: 7, 20:17) crushed the basketball players from Šiauliai (0-1).
The Lithuanian champions were led by Joffrey Lauvergne, who scored 16 points and bounced 8 balls. Artūras Milaknis and Marius Grigonis added 12 points each.
Andy Van Vliet stood out among the losers, scoring 14 points. Ryan Anderson scored 13 points.
At the beginning of the match, the teams played point by point; after the first ten minutes, Kaunas was leading only at 23:21. However, Žalgiris soon began to show better defense and rush forward.
Initially, the hosts ran 10: 0 and advanced 38:26, and then, winning the section 26: 4, they began to crush their opponents 64:36. In the last quarter, Šiauliai’s deficit did not decrease, but increased further.
The Antanas soldier Sireika did not find happiness in attacking from a distance (8/31 triples – 25% accuracy), when “Žalgiris” hit 13 triples of 33 (39%). The invited reserve bank scored just 7 points.
Žalgiris: Joffrey Lauvergne 16 (8th chamber), Marius Grigonis and Artūras Milaknis 12 each, Lukas Lekavičius 9.
Šiauliai: Andy Van Vlietas 14, Ryan Anderson 13 (Rev. 10), Aurimas Urbonas 10, Elvaras Fridriksson 9.
Before the match, prizes were presented to the strongest Betsafe-LKL team from the previous season: Žalgiris.
For the Provisional Capital Club, this is already the 22nd national championship trophy. It was handed over to team captain Paulius Jankūnas by Betsafe-LKL president Remigijus Milašius.
LKL Champion Rings
The gold rings that made it to the champion team were made by the PREMIÈRE jewelery house, which has collaborated with LKL for 10 years.
“This year the rings are made of fine silver, we cover them with pure gold. In addition, the unforgettable season will be immortalized and we will avoid a blank page in the history of flowers, “said Vytautas Jonutis, founder of PREMIÈRE Jewelery House, before the awards ceremony.
There are currently nine basketball players in Žalgiris last season: Thomas Walkup, Lukas Lekavičius, Nigel Hayes, P. Jankūnas, Karolis Lukošiūnas, Artūras Milaknis, Martinas Gebenas, Rokas Jokubaitis and Marius Grigonis.
The gold rings will also be awarded to the team’s former head coaches and other players who played on last year’s team: KC Rivers, Erik Vensk, Zach LeDay, Jock Landale and Edgar Ulanov.
This ring became the fourteenth captain of the “Žalgiris” P. Jankūnas. The veteran in this category is firmly in the first place: the closest to him is now A. Milaknis with nine rings. E. Ulanovas (6) and L. Lekavičius (5) also climbed to the top of the table.
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