Panathinaikos Athens sent Zalgiris down the ladder in Group E. The Greek side grabbed 5-3 record after a thrilling 78:73 victory. The Lithuanian team suffered their fifth loss and dropped at 3-5 record. It was a real thriller in the court. The teams often traded leads, and no team had a lead bigger than 6 points throughout the entire game. Zalgiris started with 22-19 and led 3 points at the halftime. The hosts went up 61-56 in the fourth quarter, but Michael Bramos and Diamantidis tied the game before Ukic made his run that secured victory for Panathinaikos. The latter needed a 22-15 surge to take the final win for 5-3 record. Roko-Leni Ukic (196-PG-84) stepped up with 21 points for the winners and Dimitris Diamantidis (196-G-80) collected 13 points and 10 assists. James Gist (205-F-86) notched 12, while Stephane Lasme (203-F-82, college: Massachusetts) added 9. Oliver Lafayette (188-G-84, college: Houston) produced 15 points in the losing effort and Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-C-79) netted 11. Marko Popovic (185-G-82, agency: Alti Sport, college: S.Idaho JC) scored 10, while Tremmell Darden (194-G/F-81, college: Niagara) had 9 in a loss.
VTB League: Nizhny Novgorod prolong the series against Zalgiris - May 18, 2013
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Novgorod - Zalgiris 60:59
Nizhny Novgorod prolong the series against Zalgiris after a thrilling win in Russia. The hosts grabbed a 60:59 win on Saturday and will need another win to head back to Lithuania. Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow in Nizhny Novgorod.
The hosts trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 9-4 charge, which allowed them to win the game. BC Nizhny Novgorod dominated on the defensive end, holding Zalgiris to just 4 points in fourth quarter [read more]
Novgorod - Zalgiris 60:59
Nizhny Novgorod prolong the series against Zalgiris after a thrilling win in Russia. The hosts grabbed a 60:59 win on Saturday and will need another win to head back to Lithuania. Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow in Nizhny Novgorod. The hosts trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 9-4 charge, which allowed them to win the game. BC Nizhny Novgorod dominated on the defensive end, holding Zalgiris to just 4 points in fourth quarter. BC Nizhny Novgorod forced 19 Zalgiris turnovers. The best player for the winners was Semen Antonov (202-PF-89, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored 13 points. Evgeni Baburin (190-G-87) chipped in 11 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Oliver Lafayette (188-G-84, college: Houston) who recorded 17 points and 4 assists and forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-F-89) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-C-79) netted 10 and Robertas Javtokas (211-C-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Arizona) brought 9 in defeat.
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.
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