Lithuania

Regular Season Round 21: Zalgiris - Neptunas 85-72

Date: February 28, 2021
LKL top team - Zalgiris (16-2) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fifth ranked Neptunas (8-13) in Kaunas 85-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Neptunas. It looked good early as Neptunas took a 4-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Zalgiris had a 27-11 second period charge getting the lead and Neptunas was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 72-85. Zalgiris made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Neptunas was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international guard Lukas Lekavicius (180-94) stepped up and scored 9 points and 7 assists for the winners and the former international forward Paulius Jankunas (205-84) chipped in 4 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Darrin Dorsey (188-87, college: DWU) with 14 points and 4 assists and power forward Norbertas Giga (208-95, college: JSU) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Four Neptunas players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zalgiris have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 16-2 record. Neptunas at the other side dropped to the sixth position with 13 games lost. Zalgiris will play against Juventus (#3) in Utena in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Neptunas will play on the road against Prienai CBet and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  NEPTUNAS (coach: Gediminas Petrauskas)72
  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 +/-
1 GaDi, XIQMRQUis 45 0-1 (24.4%) 5-0 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 8 8 8 8 5 6 5 65 64 -61
66 AliLajsVis, gJauDis 84 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 3-2 (05%) 4 6 3 4 8 0 5 5 6 8 66 68 6
60 GQaZaujis, mRjis 86 0-66 (30.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 8 8 6 6 3 3 5 6 8 66 68 -68
3 zijiLaZaus, cFDaBijUis 86 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 1 4 8 5 5 5 0 8 0 -63
0 AiulFs, qLildis 61 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 3 6 6 5 5 6 8 -4 3
84 zIDRli, biUis 81 6-4 (44.4%) 5-3 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 5 4 4 6 4 8 5 5 5 8 3 -4 -61
43 AUijVRLaZaus, GaRdQaus 86 6-6 (655%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 0 8 -66
65 gIQsRF, giQQaj 85 8-8 (655%) 4-4 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 3 8 8 6 5 5 8 63 61 6
9 biJRaVi, biQUFjis 69 4-1 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 5 8 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 7 9 -9
86 GildaVis, AaBis 7 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 3 3 0
wIUil   84-49 (18.8%) 0-88 (88.9%) 66-62 (16.6%) 1 85 81 67 83 85 7 5 4 61 98 10  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)85
  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 84 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 2 7 3 6 6 6 8 5 4 3 60 60
3 vRViLaZaus, vuVis 88 4-1 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 9 6 0 8 5 5 6 7 85 2
65 HiFRs, XaDRl 85 8-8 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 5 8 4 6 5 5 6 1 7 -66
99 viuLRQDjR, zIffQRF 61 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 4 0 5 8 4 8 5 5 6 66 69 3
35 GQaDIjas, biQaus 63 8-0 (35%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 65 3 7
61 vuVIsaujis, KiQIlas 80 5-6 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 4-4 (655%) 5 6 6 6 4 6 8 5 5 6 7 0 9
48 kisUuQai, AURLR 80 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 3 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 80
46 zIVuMiaUas, eIVis 67 6-3 (80%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-3 (05%) 5 8 8 1 6 3 6 5 5 8 9 65 0
83 euMaU, SuDusUajR 69 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 6 8 4 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 65 64 8
84 GRMRj, biQUajis 61 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 6 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 1 1 -6
6 mliJRLaZ, biQRV 2 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 8 3 5 4 8 5 6 5 5 0 1 0
69 euMsUiLaZaus, bijUis 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4
wIUil   80-34 (02.6%) 1-62 (44.4%) 69-88 (99.4%) 2 89 40 88 85 83 65 4 5 66 20 664  


72Neptunas
TOP PERFORMANCE
Zalgiris85
20MINS22
14POINTS9
D.REB1
O.REB1
T.REB2
4ASSISTS7
1STEALS2
100% (3/3)3FGP100% (1/1)
100% (2/2)2FGP50% (3/6)
50% (1/2)FTP0
#10 DARRIN DORSEY
Height: 188 cm / 6'2''
Position: PG
Born: May 17, 1987
Weight: 86 kg / 189.2 lbs
COMPARE PLAYERS #4 LUKAS LEKAVICIUS
Height: 180 cm / 5'11''
Position: G
Born: Mar 30, 1994
Weight: 76 kg / 167.2 lbs

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)