Lithuanian League Finals, Games 1-2: May 5-8, 2007
Marcelo Machado - Zalgiris Kaunas Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas are tied at 1-1 in the Lithuanian League finals, that will at least go down to Game 6. Zalgiris downed Rytas 82-68 in Game 1 in Kaunas on Thursday. Marcelinho Machado led the winners with 18 points. DeJuan Collins added 17 and 8 assists, Tanoka Beard had 15 and 11 rebounds while Jonas Maciulis got 12 points for Zalgiris. Kareem Rush led the winners with 12 points, Arturas Jomantas added 11 and Joao Paolo Batista 10. Zalgiris led 38-33 at halftime. A 9-2 run allowed Zalgiris to break the game open, 47-35, early in the third quarter. Rytas never returned to the game, as Collins and Machado led Zalgiris to a big win. Rytas tied the series by beating Zalgiris 80-75 in overtime in Game 2 on Tuesday. Rush paced the winners with 18 points, Tomas Delininkaitis added 17, Batista had 13 and Marijus Petravicius 10. Beard had 20 points for Zalgiris, Paulius Jankunas added 15 points and 11 rebounds while Machado had 10. Collins tied the game with a free throw and both teams went scoreless in the final minute of regulation, 62-62. Delininkaitis had 7 points in a 9-0 run that sealed the outcome. Both teams will meet again in Kaunas, where Zalgiris hosts Game 3 on May 11.


LITHUANIAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs
RecordTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
1Zalgiris Kaunas (1) - Final8275May 11May 14-  
1Lietuvos Rytas (2) - Final6880---  
0Neptunas (3) - 3rd place73May 9May 12    
1Siauliai (4) - 3rd place76--    

Final Playoffs Games
Game 1Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final)82-68May 3
Game 1Neptunas vs. Siauliai (3rd place)73-76May 5
Game 2Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final)80-75May 8
Game 2Siauliai vs. Neptunas (3rd place)-May 9
Game 3Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final)-May 11
Game 3Neptunas vs. Siauliai (3rd place)-May 12
Game 4Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final)-May 14

Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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