Zalgiris defeats CSKA for a third place in the EuroLeague season 21

Zalgiris Kaunas finished the 2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season in style by holding off a late CSKA Moscow surge to win the third place game 77-79 on Sunday at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

Zalgiris led by as many as 24 points in the third quarter, but CSKA dominated the fourth to get within 2 and set up a tight finish.

Vasilije Micic and Paulius Jankunas scored 15 points apiece to pace Zalgiris and Edgaras Ulanovas added 14. Othello Hunter and Misha Kulagin led CSKA with 14 points each and Cory Higgins netted 12 in defeat.

Pangos got Zalgiris going with a jumper, but back-to-back three-pointers by Higgins put CSKA in charge, 6-2. Jankunas stepped up with a driving layup only to see Hunter and Sergio Rodriguez boost their team’s lead to 11-4. Micic had a dunk and 4 free throws in a 0-8 run that put Zalgiris back in charge, 11-12. Victor Khryapa and Kulagin each struck from downtown and got help from Kyle Hines to establish a 19-16 CSKA lead. A layup by Aaron White and back-to-back baskets by Antanas Kavaliauskas gave Zalgiris a 19-22 edge after 10 minutes.

Hines took over with a coast-to-coast basket and Nando De Colo beat Micic’s layup with a triple to tie the game at 24-24. After a dunk by White, Jankunas improved on Sergio Rodriguez’s jumper with a three-pointer. Higgins and Micic joined the three-point shootout and Ulanovas scored in the low post, which prompted CSKA to stop the game at 29-34. Ulanovas followed a floater with a jump hook, but Hunter kept CSKA close. Milaknis nailed a triple to fix the halftime score at 35-41.

Jankunas shined with a put-back layup and Toupane followed an acrobatic basket with free throws for a double-digit Zalgiris lead. Brandon Davies capped a 0-11 run with a wild coast-to-coast basket and Jankunas erased Hunter’s free throws with a layup, good for a 37-51 Zalgiris margin. Ulanovas hit a triple and consecutive floaters by Pangos broke the game open at 37-60. Ulanovas hit free throws and Kavaliauskas added a layup, but Higgins and Rodriguez answered for CSKA. Ulanovas and Toupane kept Zalgiris fully in charge, 48-69, after 30 minutes.

Victor Rudd tried to ignite the CSKA comeback with back-to-back three-pointers, which caused Zalgiris to call timeout at 54-71. Rodriguez also struck from downtown and a jumper by Hunter brought CSKA a bit closer. Pangos rescued Zalgiris with a three-pointer, but Kulagin and Vitaly Fridzon brought CSKA within 73-78, with 1:19 left. Micic Split free throws and Kulagin struck again from downtown to make it 76-79 CSKA in the final minute. Kulagin split foul shots and CSKA got the ball back with 34.5 seconds to go, but turned the ball over on the inbound pass off a timeout, however Micic missed around the basket with 11.3 seconds left. CSKA missed its final two shots and Zalgiris celebrated its first victory at a Final Four since 1999.

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  1. Jurgis

    Pirmyn vyrai!

  2. Jonas

    krepšinis gyvai
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    Palaikome ZALGIRI

  3. zalgiris fantastiska

    Pergale vos neprisizaidem davies nepataikytos baudos ivare baimes

  4. Z-A-L-G-I-R-I-S

    Z-A-L-G-I-R-I-S

  5. fanas

    Aciu uz sunkia ir grazia pergale

  6. kaunas

    Su Pergale visus !!!!!! Sunki bet grazi

  7. Darius

    Ceponis jau po 3 kel pergale avansu irase Zalgiriui, rekavo, kad ne laimeti, o sutriuskinti reikia , bet cska 4 kel tiesiog surakino zalgiriecius. Laimetu rungtyniu vos negavom, bet kaip ten bebutu, nugaletojai yra Kauno Žalgiris. Su sunkia pergale visus ! Ps. Nu kodel pas mus komandoje pastoviai figuruoja tokie zaidejai, kuriuos ileidus i aikstele mes turime drebeti kas dabar bus ? Kalbu apie Udriha. Tai kamuolio neissimeta is auto, tai perskuba atakoje mesdamas pasa i kova ir praranda ? Nekalbu jau, kad gynyboje kiauras. Tikiuosi, kad kita sezona jo nebebus. O siaip, pasiekimas fantastinis, aciu dievui, kad nenuplauke.

  8. didziuojames zalgiriu saru

    Kaunas su pergale kad ir kiek nervu buvo karstos emocijos

  9. saras

    Didziuojasi zalgiriu europa dabar apie juos zino

  10. fantastiska

    Man irgi uzkliuvo beno udric labai nekokibiskai vadovavo pangosas ir buvo gale uzdengtas spaustas sklystant

  11. zalgiris

    Siendien jau patikimiau jau uztikrintesnis buvo kapitonas jankunas manau galejo but aikstelei tom karstom minutem butu pravertes

  12. eurolyga

    Fantastiskai uzbaigem eurolyga zalgiriui super karaliaus taurei auksas eurolyga bronza belieka lkl triumfuoti

  13. kkk

    sarai pasilik

  14. su paregale

    o del jusu varymu ant zaideju viso sezono metu , tai reikstu kad udricha ismesti o valinska kuris nedare klaidu nes nezaide tai palikt jis geras? Nesuprantu as tokio sirgimo , udrichas turejo tikrai geru rungtyniu ir jo igudziai kaip izaidejo yra geriausi komandoje , pangosas irgi dare daug nesamoniu ypac su feneriu , na ir ka ? Visi mes zmones ne angelai

  15. Darius

    Nenoriu po pergales negatyvo, bet vien igudziu neuztenka. Per ta Udriha ir nuo Fenerio gavom, kai tas Ali pradejo tritaskius metyt, Udrihas visiskai nepasigyne. As matau, kad jis gynyboje retis. O su tokia patirtimi turetu moketi issimesti kamuoli is auto ir atsakingu momentu negrusti skuboto paso bet kur.

  16. tikrai

    gavom ne per udricha nuo fenerio , ne jisai padare 21 klaida, dar karta sakau ir sakysiu tokio sirgimo nesuprantu , bet kiekvienas laisvas apsispresti kol netrukdo kitiems

  17. joo

    cia stumiantiems – tipo per viena zaideja gavom? atsibuskit !

  18. kaunas

    sarai pasilik

  19. Darius

    Ziurint i perspektyva, Udrihas neturi prosvaisciu, senas jau. Tinkamas ant keitimo 8-10 min per visas rungtynes. O norisi tureti zaideja, galinti ardytis 28 min. Nemegstu tokiu dalyku, bet noreciau, kad Zalgiris perpirktu pagrindini stepanu izaideja. Tas net ir Pangosa deramai pakeistu, jaunas, verzlus, protingas, stiprus. O mes tai Bosta, tai Udriha nusiperkam. Lieku prie savo nuomones, kad is Udriho nieko jau gero, pora geresniu rungtyniu per beveik visa sezona – ne tai, ka turi atnesti komandai legionierius.

  20. nieks

    gi jo nesiulo i pagrindinio izaidejo vieta , bet kaip trecias dar viena sezona suzaistu, jei paklaustumet jaskos esu isitikines pasakytu apie udricha daugiau gero nei blogo, taro kitko ali beveik niekas nesugaudo eurolygoj.

  21. x

    bet tam ali irgi 35 metai kaip ir udrichui, bet kaip jis zaidzia ir koks greitas jis vis dar yra…