Zalgiris starts LKL finals with a convincing win 5

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Zalgiris began the Betsafe LKL title defense on a positive note, defeating the visiting Lietuvos Rytas 96-83 in Game 1 of the Finals at the Zalgirio Arena on Saturday.

The 19-time Lithuanian champions landed the first blow in the best-of-seven series after a strong second-half performance, paced by the long-range shooting of Arturas Milaknis.

Lietuvos Rytas jumped out to a 40-34 lead in the second period, but Zalgiris did not take long to find a response and entered the intermission with a 50-45 edge, which grew to double figures after the break.

Milaknis knocked down 6-of-7 of his three-point attempts and collected a game-high 24 points, Brandon Davies netted 21 points and grabbed 7 boards, while Edgaras Ulanovas added 12 points and 5 assists.

For Lietuvos Rytas, Rokas Giedraitis had 17 points, Mindaugas Girdziunas scored 13, while Loukas Mavrokefalidis and Travis Peterson scored 11 points apiece.

The second game of the series will be played in Vilnius on Monday.

Comments

  1. Darius

    Stepanai silpnesni, bet svarbu numusti ju entuziazma . Cempionu titulo is anksto niekas neduos, tad jei zalgirieciai zais is dusios, atspardysim stepanams uzpakalius. Ir taip jau jiems per gerai siemet net antra vieta iskovojus.

  2. Edis

    Ir vel lenkus padejom i vieta

  3. to Darius

    na, kaip čia pasakius, reikia dar ir neleisti bent kartą laimėti, nes per pastaruosius tris metus finale ir Lietkabelis, ir Neptūnas sugebėjo laimėti, tik tie veikėjai sausai gavo

  4. Darius

    Komentaru nera, nes statyba mums ne varzovas. Priklauso tik nuo Žalgirio kaip bus, 4 : 0 ar 4:1, dabar laukia antros varzybos, kuriose tie kliaizos avinai dar priesinsis. Reikia uztraukti juos Vilniuje, o tada kojas nusivalysime i ta raudona skudura.

  5. Vilnietis

    Na pergale yra pergale, nugaletojai lyg ir neteisiami, bet praleisti 83 taskus nuo tokiu klounu – per didele prabanga… Isvykoje laimes gynyba, jos ir prasau… :)