It never ceases to impress Zalgiris!
The Lithuanian team that last week lost for the whole season the Keenan Evans she appeared unaffected, passing through her difficult seat Virtus Bolognawith a score of 87-77 and going up to 10-8, a record that establishes her in the top eight!
The two teams were involved in a hard-fought derby until the fourth quarter, when with partial scores of 27-17 the Zalgiris he dominated and finally cruised to victory without… breaking a sweat in the end.
The exuberant Zalgiris had 17 points and 8 rebounds Rick Schmitzwhile 17 had o Brazdeikis15 Ulanovas and 13 others Butkevicius. Assisted with 10 points o Isaiah Taylor who made his debut.
From Virtus Bologna, which fell to 8-10, incredible things were done by Milos Teodosic with 21 points and 12 assists, recalling his glory days in Euroleague!
The match
The hosts came into the match with a “stuck” attack, as a result of which they were held without a field goal for five minutes in the first period. The guests quickly went to +7 (2-9), while its drought Virtues he brought them with leader him Brazdeikis at +14 (6-20). Bologna showed some reaction with Baku and Weemsdown to 9 (13-22), with the first period ending at 13-24, after a basket at the end of Butkevicius.
In the second period, Zalgiris maintained a good lead until the middle of the quarter, however gradually the players started to find an offensive rhythm thanks to Teodosic. The second half of the period belonged to the Italians, who, led by the Serb and Hackett, gradually began to eat away at the difference, which fell to 4 (36-40) before the break.
The Lithuanians reasserted their dominance at the start of the second half, escaping with Brazdeikis and Ulanova at +9 (36-45). Zalgiris maintained this lead until the middle of the quarter, when the hosts with TeodosicPaiola and Hackett they again began to get back into the match, gradually decreasing until they tied at the end of the period (60-60).
As the fourth quarter began, Zalgiris quickly showed their willingness to regain control of the match, going back to +5 with a three-pointer by Schmitz (63-68). The Latvian together with Ulanova and the Brazdeikis they caught fire in the latter part of the game, leading an offensive surge that eventually brought Zalgiris to the final +10 (77-87), with a partial score of 17-27 in the fourth period.
The quarters: 13-24, 36-40, 60-60, 77-87
Detailed match statistics here
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