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Lithuanian League finals, Game 6: May 22, 2007
Zalgiris champ Lithuanian league 2006-07, photo: reporteris.com Zalgiris Kaunas is champion of Lithuania once again after downing archrival Lietuvos Rytas 77-81 in Game 6 of their playoff finals series on the road Tuesday in Vilnius. Zalgiris won the best-of-seven series 4-2. Shooting ace Marcelinho Machado was the last-minute hero for Zalgiris, hitting the go-ahead three-pointer that made it 75-77 with 34 seconds to play, then making 2 of 2 free throws with 11 seconds left to seal the outcome. The victory gave Zalgiris its 22nd Lithuanian national title and 14th since the country became independent again in 1991. Mid-season acquisition Loren Woods paced Zalgiris in Game 6 with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Tanoka Beard had a double-double, too, with 13 points and 12 boards, while Machado finished with 14 points and Marko Popovic 11. DeJuan Collins dished 7 assists for the winners. Kareem Rush had 17 points, Joao Paolo Batista 14 and Roberts Stelmahers 10 for L. Rytas, the defending domestic champion and ULEB Cup runner-up this season. Zalgiris and L. Rytas were playing their ninth consecutive Lithuanian final series against each other. L. Rytas had beaten Zalgiris in the recent final of the Baltic League. MORE

LITHUANIAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 7 games
Record Team Finals, Game 1: More Info! Game 1 Finals, Game 2: More Info! Game 2 Finals, Game 3: More Info! Game 3 Finals, Game 4: More Info! Game 4 Finals, Game 5: More Info! Game 5 Finals, Game 6: More Info! Game 6 Game 7
4 Zalgiris Kaunas (1) - Final 82 75 78 65 82 81 x
2 Lietuvos Rytas (2) - Final 68 80 64 73 74 77 x
0 Neptunas (3) - 3rd place 73 89 84 x x  x  x
3 Siauliai (4) - 3rd place 76 99 86 x x  x  x
Lithuanian League Champion 2006-07: Zalgiris Kaunas

Semifinal Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Semifinals: More Info! Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Zalgiris Kaunas (1) 91 69 x
0 Siauliai (4) 78 63 x
2 Lietuvos Rytas (2) 105 96 x
0 Neptunas (3) 72 72 x

Quarterfinal Playoffs
Record Quarterfinals: More Info! Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Zalgiris Kaunas (1) 110 85 x
0 Suduva (8) 69 77 x
2 Siauliai (4) 78 75 94
1 Panevezys (5) 81 62 85
2 Lietuvos Rytas (2) 125 101 x
0 Sakalai (7) 89 73 x
2 Neptunas (3) 91 82 x
0 Nevezis (6) 77 81 x

Final Playoffs Games
Game 1 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final) 82-68 May 3
Game 1 Neptunas vs. Siauliai (3rd place) 73-76 May 5
Game 2 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final) 80-75 May 8
Game 2 Siauliai vs. Neptunas (3rd place) 99-89 May 9
Game 3 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final) 78-64 May 11
Game 3 Neptunas vs. Siauliai (3rd place) 84-86 May 12
Game 4 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final) 73-65 May 14
Game 5 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final) 82-74 May 17
Game 6 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final) 77-81 May 22

Semifinal Playoffs Games
Game 1 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Siauliai 91-78 April 25
Game 1 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Neptunas 105-72 April 26
Game 2 Siauliai vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 63-69 April 27
Game 2 Neptunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas 72-96 April 28

Quarterfinal Playoffs Games
Game 1 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Suduva 110-69 April 11
Game 1 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Sakalai 125-89 April 14
Game 1 Neptunas vs. Nevezis 91-77 April 13
Game 1 Siauliai vs. Panevezys 78-81 April 12
Game 2 Suduva vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 77-85 April 13
Game 2 Sakalai vs. Lietuvos Rytas 73-101 April 16
Game 2 Nevezis vs. Neptunas 81-82 April 15
Game 2 Panevezys vs. Siauliai 62-75 April 14
Game 3 Siailiai vs. Panevezys 94-85 April 17

STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Zalgiris Kaunas 16 15 1 1462 1133
2 Lietuvos Rytas 16 14 2 1469 1058
3 Neptunas 16 10 6 1366 1330
4 Siauliai 16 9 7 1314 1298
5 Panevezys 16 8 8 1242 1298
6 Nevezis 16 7 9 1277 1317
7 Sakalai 16 6 10 1235 1358
8 Suduva 16 2 14 1162 1317
9 Atletas 16 1 15 1088 1506
Lithuanian League 2006-07
PLAYOFFS
Finals Game 1-2, Game 3,
Game 4, Game 5, Game 6
Semifinals, Quarterfinals
REGULAR SEASON
Game 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16,
Lithuanian Federation Cup
Final Four


2006-07 LITHUANIAN LEAGUE PREVIEW
It comes as no surprise saying that Lietuvos Rytas and Zalgiris will fight for the Lithuanian League title, just like every year since 1999. All nine Lithuanian League teams will play the Baltic League, too. A 16-game round robin regular season will take place and taking into account those results, eight teams will make it to the playoffs, with best-of-three quarterfinals and semifinals and a best-of-seven final series. Lietuvos Rytas swept Zalgiris in last year's final and became the team to beat in Lithuania. Rytas is back with a competitive team with new players like Titus Ivory, Andre Emmett, Marijus Petravicius, Eurelijus Zukauskas, Janis Blums or J.P. Batista, who join forced with Roberts Stelmahers, Matt Nielsen or Andrius Slezas. Zalgiris will try to regain its crown with players like Tanoka Beard, Paulius Jankunas, Marko Popovic, Hanno Mottola, Mantas Kalnietis or Marcelinho Machado. Needless to say that both teams should be fighting for the title when the finals start. Siauliai, Sakalai and Nevezis will try to rewrite the Lithuanian basketball history. Nevezis Kedainiai counts on Mindaugas Sakalauskas and Tomas Rinkevicius, Siauliai has Audrius Danusevicius and Arturas Masiulis while Sakalai features Eligijus Redeckas, Rolandas Matulis and Martynas Gecevicius.

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