He was heartbroken, but finally managed to get the very difficult home win with 79-75 against the Baskonia the Zalgiris!
In a game that was a derby throughout, the Lithuanians managed to return to positive results after three consecutive defeats against Panathinaikos, Efes and Partizan, improving their record to 13-11 and re-entering the top eight of the standings.
On the other hand, Baskonia failed to follow up on last week’s victory against Panathinaikos, now having the same record as tonight’s opponent.
Top for the winners are Schmitz (20p, 5 reb.), Ulanovas (16p, 5as.) and Brazdeikis (15p.), while for the guests the standouts were Howard (15 p.), Rooster (12p.) and Giedraitis (11 points, 6 rebounds).
The match
The game started with the two teams going hand in hand on the scoreboard and Marcus Howard hitting his first 3-pointer of the night to put Baskonia up 7-4. Schmitz reached 6 personal points early, tying the game at 12-12, while the last three minutes of the first period did not see a basket, with Bairutis scoring at the end of the period, for 20-18 in favor of the home team.
Brazdeikis scored the first points with a 3-pointer to put Zalgiris ahead 23-19, with Baskonia going ahead 27-26 at 14, thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers by Howard and Giedraitis.
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