She turned her home match with the Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 5th matchday of the Euroleague Zalgiris!
The Lithuanians were clearly superior to their opponents throughout the game at the packed Zalgirio Arena, finding themselves leading by as much as 25 points in the first half, eventually managing to celebrate a comfortable 78-63 victory.
Thus, Zalgiris got their third consecutive victory in the Euroleague, improving their record to 4-1 and having only been defeated by Olympiakos in SEF for the 2nd matchday, while on the other hand Maccabi fell to 2-3.
The first scorers for the winners were Ulanovas (14Ï€) and Giedraitis (13p), while he was also valuable Brazdeikis (9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds), while for the visitors, who competed without the injured Blatt, Yokoubaitis and Gabriel, the standout Saben Lee (17p).
The match:
The match started with Zalgiris entering…furiously and with Maccabi taking a long time to find its footing. The visitors failed to score in the first quarter of the match and the home side took advantage, taking a 12-0 lead, while Andrea Trinchieri’s side’s dominance continued throughout the first period, which ended with the home side in +19 (26-7)!
The picture of the match didn’t change in the second quarter either, with Zalgiris throwing the difference in their favor to +25 (32-7), thanks to consecutive three-pointers by Sirvidis and Francisco, while Maccabi responded with a short 8-0 run , cutting it to 32-15. However, the hosts did not let their foot off the gas, going into the locker room leading 44-24.
Zalgiris continued to shoot at excellent rates on two-pointers and three-pointers after both teams returned from the locker room, keeping the margin in their favor at very high levels. All Maccabi managed was to cut it to 59-46, with a partial 12-5 run in the final minutes of the third period.
The Israelis tried to make their final counterattack in the fourth period, but all they managed to do was close to -10 (66-55) with 6 minutes left in the final, but Zalgiris did not lose their composure, eventually reaching in the comfortable 78-63 victory.
The quarters: 26-7, 44-24, 59-46, 78-63
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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