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LKL - Lithuania
Lithuanian League, Regular Season, Game 11: December 14-17, 2008
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 Zalgiris downed Sakalai 93-72 to improve its perfect league-leading record to 10-0. Dainius Salenga scored 16 points, Arturas Milaknis posted 15, Jonas Maciulis had 14 and Loren Woods 13 to go with 11 rebounds for the Zalgiris, that bounced back from a slow start, using a 18-3 run to get a 27-13 lead after 10 minutes. Sakalai managed to get as close as 57-55 midway through the third quarter, but Maciulis and an outstanding Sarunas Vasiliauskas stepped up to keep Zalgiris out of trouble, 71-61, after 30 minutes. Zalgiris soon boosted its margin to 84-68 and never looked back. Nevezis overwhelmed Techasas 70-93 behind 24 points and 8 rebounds from Valdas Dabkus and 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists from Aidas Viskontas. Neptunas topped Aisciai 79-73 as Deivydas Gailius recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. MORE |
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LAST GAME GAME 11
December 14-27, 2008 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Dec. 14 |
Zalgiris vs. Sakalai |
93-72 |
| Dec. 17 |
Techasas vs. Nevezis |
70-93 |
| Dec. 17 |
Neptunas vs. Aisciai |
79-73 |
| Dec. 27 |
Sakalai vs. Kaunas Tr. |
95-89 |
| Dec. 27 |
L. Rytas vs. Neptunas |
106-80 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 12
January 7-10, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
| Jan. 7 |
Kaunas Triobet vs. Nevezis |
| Jan. 9 |
Alytus vs. Aisciai |
| Jan.10 |
Zalgiris vs. Neptunas |
| Jan.10 |
Techasas vs. L. Rytas |
| Jan.10 |
Siauliai vs. Kaunas Triobet |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Žalgiris |
10 |
10 |
0 |
862 |
737 |
| 2 |
Lietuvos rytas |
9 |
8 |
1 |
900 |
619 |
| 3 |
Nevėžis |
10 |
7 |
3 |
801 |
789 |
| 4 |
Šiauliai |
8 |
6 |
2 |
680 |
590 |
| 5 |
Neptūnas |
10 |
5 |
5 |
866 |
866 |
| 6 |
Kaunas Triobet |
10 |
4 |
6 |
820 |
853 |
| 7 |
Techasas |
9 |
3 |
6 |
728 |
813 |
| 8 |
Sakalai |
10 |
3 |
7 |
816 |
904 |
| 9 |
Alytus |
9 |
2 |
7 |
762 |
881 |
| 10 |
Aisčiai |
9 |
2 |
7 |
698 |
778 |
| 11 |
Sūduva |
8 |
1 |
7 |
554 |
657 |
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| As usual, Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas will be the teams to beat in the Lithuanian League. Both teams have faced each other in the Lithuanian League finals each year since 1999 and it is safe to say that Zalgiris and L. Rytas are set for the title again. Zalgiris will try to defend its title with most of its core players - Marcus Brown, Jonas Maciulis, Paulius Jankunas or Dainius Salenga back for another season. Willie Deane steps is as the starting playmaker while Loren Woods and Ratko Varda add size in the paint and depth to a strong roster. L. Rytas lost three finals - Baltic League, Lithuanian League and Lithuanian Cup - against Zalgiris last season, so no team will be more motivated. L. Rytas kept Chuck Eidson, Matt Nielsen, Mindaugas Lukauskis or Marijonas Petravicius, as well as bringing in Milko Bjelica, Donatas Zavackas or Branko Milisavljevic to stay competitive at all levels. Siauliai stays loyal to its philosophy with a core of Lithuanian players like Andrius Slezas, Saulius Kuzminskas or Virgilijus Praskevicius, as the team is set to stay as the third force in the country, getting closer and closer to both Lithuanian powerhouses. |
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