In the octave… at the buzzer n Zalgiris!
The Kaunas team withstood their counterattack Bayern in the last seconds and winning 83-80in Munich, got the last ticket for the playoffs, leaving her out Baskonia!
The Lithuanians were at +10 (68-78) in the 38th minute, with the Bavarians setting fire to the match at the end, reducing to a point (78-79), 28 minutes before the end. However, the composure of Lekavicius and Ulanova from the shooting line, who made 4/4 together, gave their team the pink card.
Top for Zalgiris, who finished the EuroLeague regular season at 19-15it was Lekavicius with 20 points, with Schmitz adding another 16p.
On the other hand, Bayern retreated to 11-23 and its first scorer was Walden with 14 points.
The match
The two teams went hand-in-hand from the start, as neither could escape, with Zalgiris closing in front (18-19) in the first period, thanks to a three-pointer by Brazdeikis.
The Lithuanians continued the same in the second quarter, going to +5 (21-26) and maintaining their lead (31-34), until 17′. From that point on, Bayern counterattacked and with Walden and Weiler-Bubb went on a 7-0 run, for +4 (38-34), at the end of the first half.
Zalgiris made an impressive start in the second half, as they ran individual scores of 2-12, for +6 (40-46), in the 25th minute. The Lithuanians were in control until the end of the third period, which found them at +4 (47-51).
Bayern came out stronger in the fourth quarter, initially tying the match (58-58) and taking the lead (61-60), at 33′. The guests responded with defenses and Lekavicios and Ulanovas initially for +6 (65-71) and then +10 (68-78), in the 38th minute. The Bavarians’ answer came from Obst, who caught fire and brought the match to a point (78-79), 28 minutes before the end. This was followed by 2/2 shots from Lekavicius and Walden (80-81). At 9.6”, Ulanovas also went 2/2, with Winston missing the last attack and Zalgiris winning with a score of 80-83.
The quarters: 18-19, 38-34, 47-51, 80-83
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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