Olympiacos Piraeus stole the show from 15000 Arena in Kaunas in EuroLegaue Group C. The Greek side needed a 77:63 to tie both records at 6-2 on top of the group. It was the top game of the group and brought lots of interest even before the start. Olympiacos Piraeus grabbed 21-18 lead after the first 10 minutes and added defensive 10-9 in the second quarter. Zalgiris Kaunas woke up with 23-17 in the third period and Marko Popovic (185-G-82, agency: Alti Sport, college: S.Idaho JC) closed the frame from the three-point line for 50:48. Olympiacos Piraeus meanwhile erupted with 29-13 in the last stanza and sealed the victory. Vassilis Spanoulis (193-G-82, agency: Beo Basket) stepped up with 16 points and Kostas Papanikolaou (206-F-90) netted 13. Josh Powell (206-F-83, college: N.Carolina St.) delivered 10, while Acie Law (190-G-85, college: Texas A&M) added 7. Rimantas Kaukenas (192-SG-77, college: Seton Hall) totaled 17 points in the losing effort, while Paulius Jankunas (205-PF-84, agency: Alti Sport) contributed 11. Tremmell Darden (194-G/F-81, college: Niagara) and Marko Popovic scored 7 points each in a loss.
Vidas Ginevicius wins the title in Belarus - May 17, 2013
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Vidas Ginevicius (194-G-78, agency: Interperformances) wins the title in Belarus as his Tsmoki-Minsk became the Champions of the country! The defending champions swept the Finals series against Grodno-93 3-0 adding 74:66 road win.
The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Grodno-93 won third quarter 24-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening [read more]
Vidas Ginevicius (194-G-78, agency: Interperformances) wins the title in Belarus as his Tsmoki-Minsk became the Champions of the country! The defending champions swept the Finals series against Grodno-93 3-0 adding 74:66 road win. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Grodno-93 won third quarter 24-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tsmoki-Minsk dominated on the defensive end, holding Grodno-93 to just 5 points in second quarter. Lashkevich top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Aliaksei Trastsinetski added 14. Pavel Ulyanko netted 11, while Ater Majok and Korshuk added 7 apiece. Vidas Ginevicius followed them with 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Kuzmin replied with 20 points in the losing effort and Mastou scored 12. Igor Konuyshenko produced 10 and Korzh had 9.
Gediminas Orelikas moves to Lietuvos Rytas - May 17, 2013
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Gediminas Orelikas (200-G/F-90) will continue his career in Lietuvos Rytas. The forward has agreed on terms of two-year contract with the Vilnius powerhouse. Gediminas Orelikas has played for Rudupis Prienai since 2010. Last season the forward led LKL in scoring posting 16.8 points per game. He also tallied 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game in LKL. In Baltic League Gediminas Orelikas notched 17.9 points and 5.6 boards per appearance [read more]
Gediminas Orelikas (200-G/F-90) will continue his career in Lietuvos Rytas. The forward has agreed on terms of two-year contract with the Vilnius powerhouse. Gediminas Orelikas has played for Rudupis Prienai since 2010. Last season the forward led LKL in scoring posting 16.8 points per game. He also tallied 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game in LKL. In Baltic League Gediminas Orelikas notched 17.9 points and 5.6 boards per appearance. The forward also delivered 11.3 points, 3.3 boards and 2.8 assists per game in EuroCup. Eurobasket.com named Gediminas Orelikas All-Baltic League Player of the Year. He was also trumped All-Lithuanian LKL Player of the Year. The forward was the member of the Lithuanian University National Team in 2011.
VTB League: Third quarter allows Zalgiris to take 2-0 lead over Novgorod - May 16, 2013
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Zalgiris - N.Novgorod 66:62
Third quarter allows Zalgiris to take 2-0 lead over Novgorod. The Lithuanian Champions posted a 66:62 win against BC Nizhny Novgorod and took on Thursday night.
The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 24-9 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Zalgiris made 28-of-35 free shots during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored seven points from the stripe [read more]
Zalgiris - N.Novgorod 66:62
Third quarter allows Zalgiris to take 2-0 lead over Novgorod. The Lithuanian Champions posted a 66:62 win against BC Nizhny Novgorod and took on Thursday night. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 24-9 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Zalgiris made 28-of-35 free shots during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored seven points from the stripe. The best player for the winners was Darjus Lavrinovic (212-C-79) who scored 19 points. Oliver Lafayette (188-G-84, college: Houston) chipped in 14 points. Dmitry Golovin (192-F-88) produced 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and American swingman Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83, college: UCLA) added 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals respectively for the guests. Artem Yakovenko (205-F/C-88) also scored 9 points in the losing effort. Game 3 will be played on May 18th in Nizhny Novgorod. Zalgiris can already book the spot in the Semifinal on Saturday and wait for Unics-Lokomotiv winner.
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