Lithuania

Regular Season Round 34: Zalgiris - Lietkabelis 70-68

Date: May 5, 2021
Fourth-ranked Lietkabelis (21-13) made lots of trouble for first ranked Zalgiris (31-3) in Kaunas on Wednesday. Zalgiris managed to secure only two-point victory 70-68. However their fans expected easier game. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Lietkabelis won fourth quarter 23-21. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. American guard Thomas Walkup (193-92, college: SF Austin) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals for the winners. French center Joffrey Lauvergne (211-91, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Zalgiris' coach Martin Schiller used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Margiris Normantas (194-96) produced 19 points and 4 assists and international forward Gytis Masiulis (206-98) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Zalgiris have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 31-3 record. Lietkabelis at the other side keeps the fourth place with 13 games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face P.Zvaigzdes (#8) in Pasvalys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lietkabelis will play at home against Dzukija (#9) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.

  LIETKABELIS (coach: Nenad Canak)68
  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 +/-
11 kilajsVis, Oiulaus 40 3-68 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 4 4 0 5 5 6 8 64 2 -8
65 vapVRLaZaus, kFURjas 40 5-6 (5%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5-8 (5%) 8 4 0 8 3 4 5 6 5 6 68 68 64
86 bisaulas, GFUas 87 8-4 (11.9%) 8-1 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 8 0 9 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 68 63 0
36 GiDaZ, gnIQdnR 86 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 4 3 1 6 5 5 8 3 9 2
77 kilajsVis, biQaus 1 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 8
8 XIQBijUis, biQDaQas 82 8-3 (05%) 3-0 (25%) 4-4 (655%) 5 4 4 3 4 8 5 5 5 8 67 85 -3
68 bildujis, GiMis 85 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 4 8 5 5 5 1 9 -65
0 KiliaUJiVas, OijiDaIUas 62 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 8 8 5 5 6 6 5 -8 -60
64 kRjsVus, qQaVis 68 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 -9
7 kiaZaujis, widis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
66 OIsVi, Oiulaus  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   64-40 (49.6%) 66-83 (30.2%) 7-64 (17.8%) 0 86 81 61 88 88 4 6 8 66 12 18  


  ZALGIRIS (coach: Tomas Masiulis)70
  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 +/-
5 WilVup, whIBis 46 4-4 (655%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 66 4 0 3 5 5 4 66 89 -4
99 viuLRQDjR, zIffQRF 82 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 0 1 5 4 3 5 5 5 6 68 61 -2
65 HiFRs, XaDRl 81 6-0 (85%) 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 6 8 4 5 6 5 6 68 65 7
35 GQaDIjas, biQaus 83 6-3 (80%) 6-4 (44.4%) 3-3 (655%) 5 6 6 4 0 3 8 5 5 6 7 2 -6
64 zijVujis, Oiulaus 62 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 4 -0
86 baliVjas, SQUuQis 86 5-6 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 0 6 3
46 zIVuMiaUas, eIVis 69 6-0 (85%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 66 7 -6
83 euMaU, SuDusUajR 60 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 3 7 8
84 GRMRj, biQUajis 65 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 5 8 5 5 6 6 8 3 0 65
3 vRViLaZaus, vuVis 65 5-4 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 -8 0
61 vuVIsaujis, KiQIlas 0 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -8
9 GiQajI, OiUQaZaI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   61-41 (33.3%) 7-83 (49.0%) 66-68 (76.9%) 1 82 43 67 88 88 9 8 6 68 95 24  


68Lietkabelis
TOP PERFORMANCE
Zalgiris70
28MINS31
19POINTS11
3D.REB5
3T.REB5
4ASSISTS11
0STEALS4
80% (4/5)3FGP25% (1/4)
50% (2/4)2FGP100% (3/3)
100% (3/3)FTP100% (2/2)
#2 MARGIRIS NORMANTAS
Height: 194 cm / 6'5''
Position: G
Born: Oct 27, 1996
Weight: 94 kg / 206.8 lbs
COMPARE PLAYERS #0 THOMAS WALKUP
Height: 193 cm / 6'4''
Position: G
Born: Dec 30, 1992
Weight: 88 kg / 193.6 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)