Zalgiris sinks Efes for first win this season 21

Zalgiris Kaunas picked up its first win of the new Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, and did so on the road by holding off Anadolu Efes Istanbul 79-93 on Wednesday night at Sinan Erdem Dome. Both teams now have 1-1 records.

Brandon Davies led the winners with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, while Leo Westermann had 17 points for Zalgiris. Krunoslav Simon scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for Efes.

Zalgiris was the team making the first little run of the night, 0-6 sparked by Thomas Walkup. Westermann hit a three-pointer that put Zalgiris up 11-15, but Vasilije Micic answered with a triple and Dogus Balbay hit one from the left corner to make it 19-19 after 10 minutes.

Balbay hit another triple at the start of the second, but Laurynas Birutis had a three-point play and Marius Grigonis nailed a three-pointer to open a 24-29 margin. Neither team could get into a rhythm, with players often going to the free throw line, before Westermann hit a corner three, sparking a 2-13 run that gave Zalgiris a 32-46 halftime advantage.

The visitors continued where they left off in the third, as Paulius Jankunas hit a triple and Nate Wolters and Davies scored close range baskets to make it 36-55. Efes stopped the bleeding, but could not cut into the deficit, and Jankunas hit two more jumpers to help increase the margin to 44-67 late in the third.

Zalgiris took a 20-point lead into the final quarter, but Efes got hope with aggressive full-court pressure and Simon getting hot. Arturas Milaknis and Aaron White each hit a three-pointer to keep the hosts at bay, 67-81. Efes continued making shots, including a three and a floater from Simon that got the home team within 74-82 with 90 seconds to go, but Westermann drove for a layup to seal the outcome.

Comments

  1. Unvis

    Bus koks -18.

  2. To Unvis

    Pisk nachui iš čia išgama. Pagausiu kojas išsukinesiu.

  3. Darius

    Visai idomu paskaityti prognozes. Ziauriai sunku prognozuoti, bet as manau kad Zalgiris moka zaisti pries Turkijos klubus ir bus gera draka. Kazkas laimes 4 taskais :)

  4. Juozas
  5. zalgiris

    Na ziuresim kaip atrodys zalgirio zaidejai kad gali parodyt kitoki veida

  6. zalgiris

    Na bus idomu stebet kaip ar suzais walkupas su leo

  7. krepsinis.net

    Blankoko sezono starto priezastys zinantys. Th. Walkupas usiklauso i svarbu jasikeviciaus patarima

  8. zalgiris

    Na matos kad padejo saro pamokslas walkupas 4 ir davies kitoks daugiau noro energyjos bet dar truksta wolterso

  9. zalgiris

    Nu nafik efes kiek daug baudu meta zalgiris mazai problema del kamuoliu leidziam kartot

  10. zalgiris

    Leo patampa lyderiu

  11. zalgiris

    Zalgirio galia visai kitoks zalgiris

  12. kaunas

    matot kas buna kai saras uzpyksta del rungtyniu pabaigos as ramus einu alaus gert geros berzines koses israse saras sekmadieni

  13. SAMB

    Saunuoliai

  14. asdf

    biski atsigavo efesas antroj pusej, ir iskart grizo tos pacios problemos. tas pats neuztikrintumas, kamuolio perlaikymas, padriki veiksmai. kas istrigo, tai kad net prie +15 ar +20 nebuvo nei vienos greitos atakos. o siaip, visus su puikia pergale, walkupo buzzerbeateris buvo kazkas tokio

  15. zalgirio galia

    Saro rimbas padejo zalgiris stambule parode tikraji savo veida

  16. walkupas

    Dziugu del walkupu geru zenklu ir paskutinio metimo tai duos jam pasitikejimo tritaskis

  17. zalgiris

    Na jo 4 kelinis nebuvo toks geras na vietomis woltersas perlaikydavo ar westermanas primdavo netokius sprendimus bet dziugu uz leo siendien aktyvus verzlus na siendien visi susitelke buvo ir buvo pikcio is zaideju

  18. Haha gd job guys

    Į d like 2c how šaras spanking asses then he s angry

  19. Darius

    Puikios rungtynes po to spyrio i uzpakali. Pasirodo, kad gali zaisti ir Walkupas, ir Westermanas, ir Birutis visai neprastai atrode, jei ne greitos prazangos. Tikrai Jaska kazka turi, kad per pora dienu taip pakeicia komanda. Siaip Efeso sudetis labai gera, taip kad padarytas puikus darbas.

  20. puiku

    sveikinimai visiems , ir lojantiems nelaimeliams taip pat , jums niekada nebus gerai, geriau nerasinekit cia , negadinkit sirgaliams nuotaikos

  21. zalgiris

    Kai laimi zalgiris tai komentaru nera daug kai pralaimi tai kritikos ir komentaru pasipila gausybe