By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball’s professional debut didn’t really go as planned. Truth be told, it was bound to be difficult against one of the top-tier Lithuanian League teams.
Not only did Vytautas lose 95 – 86 to much superior Lietkabelis on the road but the two Ball brothers also finished with zero points while getting their first taste of European professional basketball after playing just an exhibition game.
LiAngelo spent 9:28 minutes on the floor and shot 0/3 from the field, had -2 in PIR (or PER) but his team was a +12 with him on the court. LaMelo went 0/4 in his field goal attempts and grabbed 2 rebounds in the 5:16 and had a -4 in PIR in 5:26 minutes. Vytautas was -12 while the younger of the Ball brothers was playing.
Prienai fell to 4-15 with this defeat and is now at the last spot of the standings.
Lietkabelis was better from start to finish and prevailed thanks to Adas Juskevicius’ 18 points plus Zanis Peiners’ 17 points and 7 assists.
Tomas Dimsa scored 26 points, Justas Sinica 17 and Regimantas Miniotas also 17 for the losing squad.