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MasterCard Baltic Basketball League BBL

Baltic League final four, Final: April 24, 2010
Zalgiris, 2009-10 Baltic League champion (photo: fotodiena.lt)Zalgiris Kaunas has taken back the Baltic League title by outdueling rival Lietuvos Rytas 66-73 on Saturday with some spectacular second-half defense. Zalgiris had trailed by 46-32 at the half, but allowed L. Rytas only 20 points after that. That disappointed most of the 10,000 fans at Siemens Arena in Vilnius, the home court of L. Rytas, which was trying to defend its title. Vetaran scorer Marcus Brown led Zalgiris with 22 points, to which Tadas Klimavicius and Dainius Salenga added 17 and 11, respectively. Zalgiris owned the backboards with a 32-42 rebounding advantage that included 8 each from Klimavicius and Travis Watson. L. Rytas got 20 points from Martynas ecevicius, 14 from Kenan Bajramovic and 13 from Steponas Babrauskas, but suffered from bad long-distance shooting, just 4 for 19 (or 21%) from three-point territory. L. Rytas had broken open an 18-14 game after one quarter to lead by a whopping 46-32 at the half. Led By Brown, Zalgiris scored the first 11 points after the break. Triples from Klimavicius and Aleksandar Capin forged a new lead for Zalgiris, although L. Rytas took it back, 58-57 after three quarters. Zalgiris started the final quarter with a 3-9 run before Klimavicius put the game - and the trophy - away with 5 points late. L. Rytas has won the Baltic League trophy three times, Zalgiris twice now. In Saturday's game for third place, Siauliai beat Ventspils 84-83. MORE

Baltic League, Final Four in Vilnius: April 23-24, 2010
Final Four, Final
Record Team Game 1
0 Lietuvos Rytas (1) - Final 66
1 Zalgiris (2) - Final 73
0 Ventspils (3) -3rd place game 83
1 Siauliai (4) -3rd place game 84
MasterCard Baltic Basketball League Champion 2009-10: Zalgiris Kaunas
Final Four, semifinals
Record Team Game 1
1 Lietuvos Rytas (1) 81
0 Siauliai (4) 78
1 Zalgiris (2) 86
0 Ventspils (3) 74
 

Final Four games
Semifinal Lietuvos Rytas vs. Siauliai 81-78 April 23
Semifinal Zalgiris vs. Ventspils 86-74 April 23
3rd Place Siauliai vs. Ventspils 84-83 April 24
Final Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris 66-73 April 24


Baltic League, Quarterfinals, Playoffs: March 24-31, 2010
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Ventspils (3) 75 71 81
1 VEF Riga (6) 66 72 80
2 Siauliai (4) 61 69 92
1 Rock (5) 84 62 80

Quarterfinals, Playoffs games
Game 1 Ventspils vs. VEF Riga 75-66 March 24
Game 1 Siauliai vs. Rock 61-84 March 24
Game 2 VEF Riga vs. Ventspils 72-71 March 26
Game 2 Rock vs. Siauliai 62-69 March 27
Game 3 Ventspils vs. VEF Riga 81-80 March 31
Game 3 Siauliai vs. Rock 92-80 March 30


Baltic League, Regular Season, Game 18: March 13, 2010
LAST GAME GAME 18
March 13, 2010
Day Match Result
Mar. 13 Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas 85-82
Mar. 13 Nevezis vs. VEF Riga 77-79
Mar. 13 Siauliai vs. Liepajas Lauvas 108-84
Mar. 13 Rock vs. Valmiera 94-80
Mar. 13 Ventspils vs. Kalev/Cramo 83-72
NEXT GAME
Quarterfinals
Day Match
- Ventspils (3) vs. VEF Riga (6)
- Siauliai (4) vs. Rock (5)
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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Lietuvos Rytas 18 16 2 1698 1356
2 Zalgiris 18 16 2 1526 1306
3 Ventspils 18 12 6 1441 1314
4 Siauliai 18 11 7 1607 1466
5 Rock 18 9 9 1331 1348
6 VEF Riga 18 8 10 1455 1421
7 Kalev/Cramo 18 7 11 1392 1558
8 Valmiera 18 5 13 1270 1384
9 Liepajas Lauvas 18 4 14 1246 1488
10 Nevezis 18 2 16 1252 1577

Baltic League, Season 2009-10
The 2009-10 Baltic League promises to be as competitive as ever and even though Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas remain the top candidates to reach the final, teams like VEF Riga, Siauliai, Kalev/Cramo and Ventspils will try to produce an upset this season. Zalgiris brought back Marcus Brown as its main scoring reference, and landed Mirza Begic and Travis Watson on its frontline. Mantas Kalnietis, Tadas Klimavicius and Dainius Salenga round out an interesting team. Defending champion L. Rytas completely renovated its roster with new arrivals like Aron Baynes, Bojan Popovic and Dejan Borovnjak. Returnees Arturas Jomantas, Steponas Babrauskas and Donatas Zavackas will have extended roles this season. Siauliai looks stronger than ever with Matt Kingsley, Brandon Brown and Derrick Low ready for the big challenge. Kalev trusts Rait Keerles and Gregor Arbet to lead the team this season. Meanwhile, coach Agris Galvanovskis relies on Markes Jurevicus and Dairis Bertrans to push Ventspils toward bigger goals. Rolands Freimanis and Alex Renfroe are set to lead VEF Riga. The Baltic League also hosts a start-of-season event, the BBL Cup, featuring L. Rytas, Zalgiris, Kalev and Ventspils. The regular season features all the teams playing in a round-robin format. The two best teams after this phase advance to the final four while four other teams will battle for the remaining spots in the playoffs.

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