Lithuania

Finals Game 1: Zalgiris - Lietuvos rytas 83-81

Date: May 5, 2011
Zalgiris eked out a narrow home win over Lietuvos Rytas in the Finals opener. Marcus Brown knocked down a late bucket to seal the winning outcome for the Kaunas team. The hosts trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 22-18 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Zalgiris dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Lietuvos Rytas' 30. They outrebounded Lietuvos Rytas 42-21 including a 19-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. 25 personal fouls committed by Lietuvos Rytas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. International forward Tadas Klimavicius (204-82, agency: Interperformances) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American guard DeJuan Collins (188-76, college: Tuskegee) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. American guard D.J. Strawberry (196-85, college: Maryland) produced 17 points and Serbian-Montenegrin center Milko Bjelica (207-84, agency: Beo Basket) added 16 points (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for lost side. Four Zalgiris and five Lietuvos Rytas players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris: M.Brown 15+2reb+2ast, T.Klimavicius 14+10reb, D.Collins 12+5reb+3ast, M.Kalnietis 11+1reb+2ast, P.Jankunas 6+2reb+1ast, A.Capin 5+1reb+1ast
Lietuvos Rytas: D.Strawberry 17+4reb+3ast, M.Bjelica 16+4reb, K.Bajramovic 15+4reb+1ast, M.Gecevicius 13+1ast, B.Newley 12+2reb, S.Jasaitis 5+4reb+1ast
gschID: 127849

  LIETUVOS RYTAS (coach: Giedrius Zibenas)81
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
64 GRZRLaZaus, biQUFjis 46 6-8 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 64 68 5
06 minQiBILaZ, KRjij 82 8-3 (05%) 4-0 (15%) 8-3 (05%) 6 4 3 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 60 61 5
65 eisaZ, SlRVsijdiQ 83 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 3 3 5 6 5 5 3 8 -6 5
69 kilijZaujis, zIjis 69 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 -8 5
86 zIBijUis, SQUuQis 7 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
44 zisiaUas, AaBis 81 8-1 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 3 5
66 mnRlaZi, balVI 84 4-1 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 9-9 (655%) 5 3 3 5 8 5 6 8 5 8 61 85 5
85 XRTlRF, mQid 86 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 0-9 (96.3%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 5 6 5 4 68 9 5
2 AUQiTMRQQF, g.z. 60 3-3 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 1-1 (655%) 5 3 3 4 0 5 5 5 5 6 69 88 5
80 XilDi, CRBil 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
60 muURQlRLaZaus, AaBis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
0 miMQiusVis, AURpIjis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-48 (31.7%) 2-88 (41.3%) 89-44 (26.2%) 4 62 86 68 80 5 4 3 5 60 26 90  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)83
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
68 KlaBiLaZaus, widis 89 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 3 1 65 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 63 67 5
36 CIllajs, gRzuij 81 4-7 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 4 8 0 4 5 5 8 5 5 6 68 62 5
0 mQITj, biQZus 80 0-2 (18.0%) 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 8 3 5 5 5 5 6 60 7 5
86 baliVjas, SQUuQis 88 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -8 5
33 OliasURd, wQRjU 66 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 8 1 6 0 5 6 5 5 4 8 3 5
7 KiljaRUas, bijUis 62 4-2 (49.0%) 5-6 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 66 9 5
05 AiBhij, PBiQ 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 3 3 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 3 0 5
64 zijVujis, Oiulaus 64 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 6 0 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 5
40 WiUsIj, wQiLas 68 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 8 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 8 3 -8 5
1 Cipaj, SlRVsijdiQ 65 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 6 0 1 5
65 gRlajajViaUas, wIBis 65 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5
67 KuJBajsVis, bajdiuDis 1 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 6 3 5 8 5 6 6 5 6 3 3 5
wIUil   82-15 (31.9%) 8-65 (85.5%) 86-82 (90.5%) 67 84 38 66 48 5 9 6 5 66 24 90  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)