By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Zalgiris recovered from a poor first half to defeat 7bet-Lietkabelis, 89-85, in Kalnapilio Arena on Sunday.
Logging 11 points in the third quarter, Sylvain Francisco fueled the rally in Panevezys. The 27-year-old French guard finished with a game-high 21 points. Lasting nearly 24 minutes, he added five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block.
Helping the Kaunas outfit improve to a league-high 12-2 in the Betsafe LKL Regular Season, fellow winger Lonnie Walker IV scored nine points in the first quarter en route to an 18-point display. More double-digit scoring displays included Dovydas Giedraitis throwing in 15 points. Laurynas Birutis and Edgaras Ulanovas added ten points each.
Alen Smailagic (illness) joined Tomas Dimsa (shoulder) on the sidelines for the team guided by Andrea Trinchieri. The hosts missed suspended head coach Nenad Canak and ruled out Vytenis Lipkevicius and Danielius Lavrinovicius before Grantas Vasiliauskas and Oleksandr Kovliar suffered injuries in the second half of the tight game.
Wolves Twinsbet later edged out Nevezis-Optibet, 103-102, in Twinsbet Arena and improved to 10-3 in the top-tier division of Lithuania. Former Zalgiris player Marek Blazevic fell one point shy of matching a career-high with 22 points, a new individual high in the 2024-25 campaign, behind 8/9 two-pointers. The 24-year-old Lithuanian center also pulled down nine rebounds.
Going up to 11-3 on Saturday, defending champion Rytas rolled over Neptunas, 94-76, in Klaipeda’s Svyturio Arena.
STANDINGS: Zalgiris 12-2, Rytas 11-3, Wolves Twinsbet 10-3, Uniclub Bet-Juventus 7-7, CBet 7-7…
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