Zalgiris leads at halftime, but CSKA prevails in Moscow 15

After trailing at halftime, CSKA Moscow took charge in the second half to beat Zalgiris Kaunas 100-86 and clinch home-court advantage in the playoffs.

The hosts started the second half with a 14-3 charge and held on the rest of the way thanks to Nando De Colo, who starred with 26 points and 7 rebounds. The win boosted CSKA’s record to 9-4. Milos Teodosic added 15 points, Kyle Hines scored 14 on near-perfect shooting, all of Vitaly Fridzon’s 12 points came on three-pointers and Nikita Kurbanov contributed 11 points as CSKA reached triple digits for the fifth time this season.

Olivier Hanlan paced Zalgiris with 15 points, Brock Motum and Ian Vougioukas posted 13 points apiece and Jerome Randle netted 10 in defeat.

First quarter: Vougioukas, Hanlan help Zalgiris to early lead

CSKA won the opening tip and Kurbanov muscled his way inside to open the scoring. Kurbanov added another basket in the low post before Vougioukas used a spin move to get a basket-plus-foul for the visitors’ first points. Randle used a burst of speed to get a three-point play and give Zalgiris its first lead, 4-6. Pavel Korobkov, who made his first ever Euroleague start, took a seat after two minutes with 2 fouls and Vougioukas put back his own miss to cap a 0-8 Zalgiris run. Kurbanov remained CSKA’s lone source of points with a three-point play. De Colo took advantage of a blown defensive assignment and drained a three for a 10-8 CSKA lead. Vougioukas tied it with free throws before the TV timeout. Hines came off the bench and scored on his first touch thanks to a De Colo assist. Siim-Sander Vene tied it only to see CKA regain the lead through De Colo free throws. Randle made it 14-15 with a three-pointer. Teodosic and Hanlan traded triples and Paulius Jankunas’s jumper made it 17-20. Hines narrowed the gap on the offensive glass. Hanlan’s second triple put the difference at 4, but Teodosic found a cutting Demetris Nichols for a slam in the final seconds of the quarter to make it 21-23.

Second quarter: Visitors extend lead to 10 before CSKA rallies

Vougioukas added more points to his tally with free throws, but Hines fought him off for an offensive rebound, basket and foul. Hines made his presence felt on the defensive end with a rejection of Hanlan. CSKA regained the lead on a Cory Higgins jumper followed by Teodosic free throws. However Hanlan picked up a loose ball and took it in for a layup and Motum buried a three to put Zalgiris back ahead, 28-30. After a Kaspars Vecvagars floater, CSKA coach Itoudis called timeout. Teodosic stepped up with a three-point play, but a Jankunas jumper and Lukas Lekavicius runner extended the Zalgiris lead to 31-36. De Colo and Jankunas traded free throws. Zalgiris’s confidence grew with a Vecvagars triple before Jankunas blocked a De Colo layup. Jankunas stunned the arena when he finished a pick-and roll to give the Lithuanian champs a double-digit lead, 33-43. CSKA called timeout, after which Teodosic buried a three-pointer. Lekavicius responded with a three from the corner, but Fridzon nailed a triple as well. Free throws by De Colo brought the hosts within 5. De Colo took a steal in for a layup and then scored in transition. Teodosic free throws capped an 11-0 surge to take the lead, but Randle’s steal and score at the buzzer left Zalgiris with a 47-48 lead at halftime.

Third quarter: De Colo stars in 14-3 CSKA charge

De Colo looked to heat up with a three just 40 seconds into the half. Hines’s put back a minute later continued a CSKA run and Andrey Vorontsevich’s triple made it 55-48. Zalgiris responded as Edgaras Ulanovic buried a three, but Higgins finished a showtime play with a slam. After a Zalgiris timeout, De Colo scored twice more to cap a 14-3 start to the quarter and give CSKA a 10-point lead. Vougioukas looked to spark the visitors with a block of Hines and then 2 free throws, however Vorontsevich nailed a three for a 64-53 lead. Randle finished in transition and Ulanovas added a layup to revive Zalgiris. Motum finished in the paint, but back-to-back Fridzon threes gave CSKA a comfortable lead. After a timeout, Motum scored inside, but Vorontsevich matched him with free throws to end the quarter at 74-61.

Fourth quarter: Hosts hang on for another win

After Motum split free throws, Fridzon nailed his fourth three of the game. Hanlan’s layup in transition and Motum’s baseline score kept Zalgiris alive. De Colo set up Korobkov for an alley-oop layup only to see Renaldas Seibutis answer with a long jumper. Motum nailed a three to cut the gap to 79-71. Nicholas made a tough basket in the paint and Hines finished a three-point play in traffic as the CSKA lead blossomed to 13. Vougioukas nailed an open jumper and Zalgiris started to press. Hines helped break the press and assisted to Nicholas. After Hanlan hit a jumper, De Colo strolled through the Zalgiris defense for a layup-plus-foul. The lead was 15 after a pull-up three by De Colo. Hanlan’s three with three minutes left was already too late. Kurbanov drove for a layup as CSKA put the finishing touches on the victory. Vytenis Lipkevicius scored his first points of the season on the offensive glass for Zalgiris. Hines’s put back and Teodosic free throws helped round out an important CSKA win.

Comments

  1. G

    Per kur rodys?

  2. For g

    Per viasat sport baltic

  3. abuot

    kam ziuret i ta nuobodybe

  4. fanas

    kam zet i ta nuobodybe

  5. Tadas

    Du keliniai super,o toliau kaip visada,pabaiga -30

  6. zalias

    aciu uz pirmus du kelinius

  7. ,,,,,,

    Varžovams užtenka vieną kėlinį bent jau vidutiniškai sužaisti ir iš šitų tik balutės lieka. Apgailėtinas ale profesionalų kratinys, o ne komanda. Treneriukas irgi ne ką atsilieka nuo Krapiko. Vienu žodžiu palaidotas sezonas jau net prieš naujus metus buvo.

  8. žaliass

    Jaska su Jankiu patenkinti šypsosi – mes nesutriuškinti , pirmi du kėliniai laimėti , praleista tik 100 taškų … Kas ten fiziniu parengimu , kad užtenka bet kuriam varžovui po pertraukos spustelėti , ir komanda ištyžta ?

  9. aha

    Nu bet tikrai. Čia žmonės turi žiūrėti į jų tą antikrepšinį ir dar už bilietus mokėti, o jie sau stovi išsišiepę tipo tik ant 18 gavom. Man tai išvis gėda būtų arenoj per pristatymą akis pakelti. Bent kažkiek pagarbos turėtų savo fanams, kurie palaiko, kad ir kaip bežaistų.

  10. stepas

    Jo,su mentalitetu komandos tai prastai- praleista 100 tasku,skirtumas balansuoja ties – 20 tsk.,o parodo suoliuka,sventines nuotaikos.Jus paziurekit i tarpusavio rungtyniu balansa su visomis rimtomis komandomis,rasyt net nesinori – jis tiesiog tragiskas,o tos visos komandos ir bus kito sezono priesininkai.Tai ko mums laukt,vel pasakojimu apie biudzeta? O gal jau gana? Per 16 metu,komandos su panasiais biudzetas karta kita visgi “issauna”,nesikartosiu ir neminesiu pavyzdziu,o mums ir taip gerai TOP-16, o toliau sypseneles.Atlyginimai neblogi,uzsienyje jei ir moketu truputi daugiau,bet reikalautu,o cia ramu,namai,zmonos patenkintos nereikia trankytis po Pasauli,vaikus lengviau augint,o tam TOP-16 koks skirtumas 2,3 ar 4 pergales,tuo labiau nuo kito sezono tam sesioliktuke automatiskai ir gali sakyt – ka mes galim,koks musu biudzetas ir panasiai.Ten sulosei prasciau sezona ir kaip Seibucio atveju,gruda lauk dar ir primoka dali atlyginimo.Pas mus tas pasakymas,jog “reikia moket saviems”,kai taip klojasi sezonas,pagimdo negeru itarimu.Tai yra ar su seno “architekto” sugrizimu,negrizo senos tradicijos,apie kurias puse lupu snekejo Sporto hale,tuomet tai budavo “skalbimo masina” E.Zukauskas? Kas gali paneigt,kad kazkas panasaus yra ir dabar?

  11. Vel

    pamirso durnyne kompiuteriu kambari uzrakint, ir uzejo ekszpertai

  12. Darius

    Buvo 43:33 ir nuo to momento Zalgiris dar pelne 43 taskus, bet maskoliai jau 67. Zaidime atsirado pragiedruliu, bet po pertraukos vel stipriai gaunam 3 kelini ir 4- tame einam tik formalumu atlikti. Keista buvo ziureti i Saju – zmogus mete i krepsi, bet pataike i lentos krasta 1m nuo lanko. Randlas neatliko nei 1 asisto. O kiti pagal savo lygi, esam tiesiog zymiai silpnesne komanda is zemesnes lygos. Uztikrintai gaunam ir dziaugiames, kad pasitampem 2 kelinius ir nebuvom triuskinami nuo pradziu. Liudna.

  13. Issprudo

    Sajui kamuolys, bet rungtynes buvo geresnes negu Kaune

  14. stepas

    Zalgirio vadai! Esu labai senas komandos gerbejas ir dar uzgriebiau tuos laikus kuomet stebejau vaiko akimis kai karjiera baiginejo M.Paulauskas.Aisku tuomet irgi sunku buvo ir Eurolyga mums atstojo SSRS cempionatas su sovietu rinktine CSKA priesakyje,o kur dar superaukstos ukrainieciu komandos,tuomet galingI Tbilisio ir Maskvos Dinamo,Leningrado Spartakas,o ir Tartu (po to Talino) Kalevas.Tuomet bronza buvo didelis pasiekimas ir suteikdavo daug dziaugsmo,bet daugiausia zavedovo kova ir nebudavo pasitenkinimo kaip dabar,jog pralaimim “tik” 14 tasku ir nebuvo po pralaimejimu sventiniu veidu.Buvo ir duobiu,kaip 1979 m po pries metus iskovotos bronzos teko kovoti del islikimo auksciausioje lygoje,bet tai trukdavo sezona ne daugiau.Juk kaip dabar mes negalime su daugeliu susilyginti finansiskai,tai tada nusileisdavom pagal kitus kriterijus (CSKA viska ka norejo pasiimdavo i armija,Dinamo irgi,kitos komandos kas likdavo susirinkdavo is daugiamilijonines SSRS,netgi gruzinai ir estai),bet visada kovojom ir tikslas budavo pergale ir medaliai,o ne desimtukai ar sesioliktukai.Po to sekmingo issigelbejimo atejo V.Garastas ir su jauna komanda sensacingai laimejo sidabra,o dar po metu prasidejo A.Sabonio era,kuris su grupe talentingu zaideju iskele Zalgiri i tokias aukstumas,apie kurias nieks net nesapnavo.Smagiausia,kad ir issivazinejus tai kartai ir iskovojus nepriklausomybe (tada irgi labai stigo finansu) neprireike daug metu,kad grazinti komanda i buvusias aukstumas ir dar daug metu,nors rezultatai po 2 000 m buvo neypatingi (atgaiva buvo A.Sabonio grizimas ir paskutinis Romanovo sezonas,bet zinom kokia kaina tai pasiekta ir kuo baigesi) komanda uzsienio ziniasklaidoje ir uzsienio sirgaliu tarpe turejo varda ir atoriteta.Dabar gi kur be paskaitysi,tai po paskaitymo nuotaika buna nekokia.Jau nekalbu apie rusu visokius gomelskius ir kitus ekspertus ar paprastus komentatorius,kurie vakarykscius +14 vos kaip uz nesekme nelaiko.Taigi,ko mes galime laukti kita sezona,kuomet zinom beveik visus priesininkus,su kuriu dauguma tarpusavio balansas tragiskas? Vel kalbas apie pinigu stygiu,o tuo paciu neracionaliai metant tuos pacius pinigelius? Vel klausyt vasaros gale,kad esame pasistiprine (nors dar nebuvo nei Vougiuko,nei Seibucio)? Jei jau apsiimet tokius darbus,tai reikia daryti isvadas ir isivertinti atliktaus veiksmus,o ne metyti trenerius ar klausyti ramiai kaip Jasikevicius prisiima atsakomybe.O cia dar prasides uzburtas ratas – nebus rezultatu tribunos tikrai tustes (nors to nelinkiu ir nebusiu tas,kuris nusisuka),tuo labiau naujos arenos efektas vis mazes,buvo gi momentai kai ir sporto hale toli grazu nepilna buvo,tada pinigu dar maziau bus.Tad atejo kazkoks kritinis momentas ir reikalingi vasara kazkokie ypatingi sprendimai,bet ju reikia,vardan ateities,kuri mes visi tikimes bus sviesi,bet cia jau nebeisgelbes,kad ir pergale pries L.ryta ir pasventimai ant Rotuses balkono.Jei jau ilindom i ta auksciausia lyga,tai bus labai negrazu tureti serijas po – 20,- 30 tsk. ir but patenkintiems su -14 tsk. Sekmes darbuose!

  15. Latasha

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