He found himself trailing even by 15 points at 28′, but pulling off an epic comeback in the final and with Keenan Evans to fly…fires, had an ideal premiere in the Euroleague Zalgiris!
Maksvitis’ team finally prevailed 79-82 at the home of Virtus, having an excellent performance in the last part of the game and showed its teeth to its opponents and critics, that it will fight for the eight again!
The amazing Keenan Evans stopped at 25 points in his return after the Achilles rupture he suffered, while 18 points were not enough. of Mickey Evans.
Virtus started the game very strong and even found themselves at +10 in the first period, while finishing this one at +8, with their 23-15. In the second period, the visitors were more serious, managing to close the gap, with both teams going into the break with 42-37 in favor of the Bologna team.
Banky’s team entered the third period to clean up the game, and even reached +15 in the 28th minute. At that point, the Lithuanians launched their counterattack. First, they went on a quick 12-2 run, with the third period ending at 65-58.
In the final stretch of the game, Keenan Evans came forward and with a superb display, led his side to a huge upset, with Zalgiris taking the win with 79-82, making an ideal premiere in the Euroleague.
The quarters: 23-15, 42-37, 65-58, 79-82.
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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