Zalgiris tabs season’s 10th win in Panevezys 3
Martin Schiller’s men continue showing good form in the Betsafe-LKL, as they defeated Lietkabelis 82-77 for their 10th win of the season. The green-and-whites led end-to-end and managed to hold on to the win despite a second-half run from their opponents.
Zalgiris got off to an early start, with quick action building up a double-digit lead in the first quarter. Zalgiris made good use of the second period as well, as the lead rose to 20 with Paulius Jankunas’ two-pointer.
Lietkabelis came running back after the break, as the Panevezys side quickly wiped out all of Zalgiris’ work in the first half. Nevertheless, despite just a six-point lead going into the final fourth, Zalgiris managed to retain the lead at all times, holding on to a win.
Zalgiris was led by a 17-point outing from Joffrey Lauvergne, Arturas Milaknis and Nigel Hayes contributed 15 and 13 points, respectively. Marius Grigonis had 11 points and 8 assists, as Rokas Jokubaitis ended up with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
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