By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
In their 24th meeting in the competition and their 16th this century, Real Madrid prevailed over Zalgiris 59-74 in Kaunas, making its Euroleague record 13-5. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team now stands at 6-12.
Led by Othello Hunter (14 points, 6 rebounds) and Trey Thompkins (12 points), Real Madrid made things easy in the end against a tough opponent.
Doncic (6 points, 4 assists) put the visiting team ahead by 4 with a 3-pointer at 5′, then Lima (13 points) took charge for the Lithuanians. After the first quarter the score was even, at 17 points.
The two teams remained close to each other early in the second period, with Real only taking a short lead until 18′. Then, Pablo Laso’s team had an incredible 10-0 run to eventually finish the period 33-41.
Still, the hosts weren’t willing to give up! After the halftime, they started covering the deficit and even surpassed with a 3-pointer by Milaknis at 27′, 49-48! After 30 minutes in the game, the score was once again tied, at 53-53.
Real kept composure in the final period and made it a 14-point game at 34′ with Carroll executing from afar. The visitors maintained a double digits lead until the end, while keeping Zalgiris at just 6 points.