Zalgiris handed a big upset in Siauliai 14

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Siauliai handed Betsafe LKL leaders Zalgiris only their fourth defeat of the season, surprising the defending champions with a 93-90 upset on Easter Monday in front of a yellow-and-blue crowd of 5,200.

The win saw the home side climb to fifth place in the standings with an 11-17 record, while Zalgiris dropped to 24-4 and now only has a one-game lead over second-placed Lietuvos Rytas.

Having trailed for most for the game, the powerhouse from Kaunas appeared to have steadied the ship when they took their first lead of the game with 2:03 left in the fourth quarter at 88-86 but Donatas Sabeckis and Laurynas Birutis had other ideas.

The incredible Siauliai duo had all the answers on both ends of the floor and gave the home fans a big upset to celebrate.

Birutis was the team’s leading scorer with 21 points and 5 rebounds, while Sabeckis double-doubled with 11 points and 12 assists. Nick Zeisloft also had a stellar game with 19 points, with Ignas Vaitkus scoring 15 but leaving the game with an injury in his first Betsafe LKL game after a five-month absence.

For Zalgiris, Brandon Davies had a game-high 25 points, Arturas Milaknis collected 19 points, while team captain Paulius Jankunas was the only double-digit scorer with 13 points.

Comments

  1. Kaunas

    Ką sudaužė kiaušinius

  2. Bookas

    Bookmeikeriu aukos!Slyksti komanda!Pfuuu

  3. ziauru

    nu be kaiusu sendien lose zalgiris

  4. as

    birutis kita sezona zalgiryje turi zaisti ir ne kitaip

  5. Mr. D.

    Smagu matyti, kad zalgiris tures Biruti.

  6. saras

    nepavyko motyvuoti zaideju atrodo du kartai kai siauliai praktiskai jau buvo laimeje pries mus ju nemotyvavo runktynes prdejome slogiai

  7. sireika

    nekeicia zodzio nori ir toliau turet siauliuose biruti

  8. zalgiris

    na tiesiog truko agresivumo nuo runktyniu pradzios na bet siauliuose nelengva zaist ir pries ryta draskesi

  9. zalgiris

    vienas aktyvesniu buvo brendon davies su energyja zaide dar trauke milas o truko pangos

  10. zalgiris

    nieko cia baisaus nenutiko kad pralaimejo po ilgos pertraukos na matom kad po dvieju dienu eurolygos sunkiai zaidziasi lkl galo dabar jau nebematom kad laimetu didesne persvara

  11. kad

    siauliams sukrito pirmoj pusej visi metimai , manau bet ka butu nugaleje LKL su tokiu zaidimu , o antroje puseje remesi individualiais veiksmais ir keista bet daugelyje epizodu apzaide zalgiriecius

  12. zalias

    nieko cia baisaus lkl paimsim be problemu reikia koncentruotis i eurolyga

  13. As

    Saltas dusas labai laiku, tures rimtesne motyvacija su Olimpiakosu.

  14. tt

    tonybetas atsiėmė savo