Something is happening in Villerban! The Lyon team defeated the Zalgiris 78-72 inside the packed “Zalgirio Arena”, reached the three consecutive pink cards in the Euroleague (all five in the last six games) and climbed to 8-9, closing the first round perfectly! On the other hand, the Lithuanians fell to 10-7 and saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
From the first period, the French showed that they were capable of the “double” in one of the most difficult venues of the competition. Although the difference seems small, his team Pierrick Puppet he had the lead almost throughout the match and took an absolutely fair victory, showing that he has made… leaps and bounds this year.
Leader of the winners for another match was Theo Maledon with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. 17 points were scored by Melvin Azinsawhile 12 was achieved by Paris Lee11 o Nando De Colo and 8 points with 7 rebounds o Andre Roberson.
From Zalgiris, he had 22 points and 6 rebounds Sylvain Francisco and 10 points o David Sirvidis. At zero remained o Lonnie Walker in 14 minutes of participation, having 0/5 in the field and 2 errors.
The next matchday, Zalgiris faces away from home Maccabi (26/12, 21:05), while Villerban goes to Bologna for the match against Virtues (27/12, 21:30).
The quarters: 16-21, 36-43, 53-56, 72-78
Detailed match statistics here.
Source: Sport Fm
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