Lithuania

Finals Game 5: Neptunas - Zalgiris 87-86

Date: June 3, 2014
Neptunas snatched a narrow home win over Zalgiris to stay in the title hunt. The Klaipeda team now trail 2-3 in the best-of-seven championship series. The sixth game is scheduled for Friday in Kaunas. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Zalgiris won fourth quarter 24-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. 27 personal fouls committed by Zalgiris helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Center Vytautas Sarakauskas (205-82) saved the victory by scoring 19 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Mindaugas Girdziunas (189-89) contributed with 12 points and 6 assists for the winners. Four Neptunas players scored in double figures. The former international Paulius Jankunas (203-84, agency: Alti Sport) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Justin Dentmon (183-85, college: Washington) added 16 points and 4 steals in the effort for Zalgiris. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Neptunas: V.Sarakauskas 19+7reb, J.Sinica 12+2reb, M.Girdziunas 12+3reb+6ast, E.Ulanovas 11+4reb+3ast, M.Mazeika 10+2reb+3ast, S.Galdikas 8+8reb
Zalgiris: J.Dentmon 16+2reb+3ast, A.Milaknis 15, P.Jankunas 13+11reb+4ast, A.Gudaitis 10+1reb+2ast, R.Javtokas 10+5reb, S.Jasikevicius 9+1reb+5ast
gschID: 319996

  NEPTUNAS (coach: Gediminas Petrauskas)87
  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 +/-
46 tlijILis, qdDiQis 48 3-2 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 6 4 3 4 5 9 6 5 5 3 66 60 5
2 GaQdJaujis, bajdiuDis 89 3-9 (09.6%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 1 0 3 5 5 6 5 68 64 5
9 biJRaVi, biQUFjis 89 4-2 (49.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6 6 8 4 0 3 6 5 6 8 65 4 5
60 AiQiViusVis, kFUiuUis 80 0-9 (96.3%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 0 8 9 5 8 5 5 5 6 6 67 67 5
38 kisFlaus, kildis 69 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 9 65 5
86 GildaVis, AaBis 88 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3-2 (05%) 3 3 2 5 3 0 6 5 5 5 2 68 5
06 muUVRLaZaus, SQjis 69 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 6 6 8 8 4 6 5 5 6 1 2 5
65 AajaZi, zusUis 60 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 4-3 (90%) 6 6 8 5 4 8 8 5 5 6 68 68 5
63 mQiJRlUIj, wFQIjR 68 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 -6 5
88 eujViusVis, biQaus 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
64 qaUuUiLaZaus, SQLFdis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 ziVsUis, eIlijdis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-36 (06.8%) 7-85 (30.5%) 62-87 (18.6%) 68 67 46 69 84 89 9 5 4 66 29 75  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)86
  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 zijVujis, Oiulaus 43 8-0 (35%) 8-0 (35%) 4-1 (05%) 6 65 66 3 4 1 6 8 5 4 64 88 5
9 OIZaus, biQUFjis 83 5-4 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 3-3 (655%) 4 3 9 0 4 6 5 5 5 6 9 65 5
00 gRjUBIj, zusUaj 84 3-3 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 8 8 4 0 7 3 5 5 6 61 84 5
60 ziLUIVis, eIMRQUis 86 0-1 (24.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 8 0 5 3 6 5 5 5 8 65 2 5
65 vapVRLaZaus, kFURjas 64 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 8 5 5
86 baliVjas, SQUuQis 45 5-6 (5%) 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 60 68 5
67 zisaVRLaZaus, AiQujis 86 4-1 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 0 4 5 5 5 5 4 7 3 5
0 GudiaUas, SQUuQis 62 0-9 (96.3%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 3 6 5 6 5 5 65 2 5
3 CaJiusVis, kFURjas 1 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 4 5
68 KlaBiLaZaus, widis 0 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
88 Kupsis, bajdiuDis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
84 gaBsi, wIBis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   88-41 (16.6%) 65-81 (42.0%) 68-69 (95.1%) 65 88 48 84 89 88 0 4 5 60 21 73  



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)