May 24, 2012
Lithuanian League Finals, Game 3: May 11, 2007
Tanoka Beard Zalgiris Zalgiris Kaunas took a 2-1 series lead in the Lithunian League finals by beating Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 78-64 in Game 3 on Friday. Veteran big man Tanoka Beard posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead his team to victory. Game 4 of the-best-of-seven series is scheduled for Monday in Vilnius. Hanno Mottola scored 8 and Marcelo Machado hit a pair of three-pointers for his only points of the game during a 17-3 run that opened the second quarter and gave Zalgris a 35-17 lead. The hosts never looks back and despite a late 1-10 run, L. Rytas never got closer than 8 the rest of the way. Mottola and Paulius Jankunas each finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Jonas Maciulis added 11 points for Zalgiris. Joao Paulo Batista was the lone bright spot for L. Rytas with 19 points and 10 boards. Zalgiris outrebounded L. Rytas 39-31, and the visitors also struggled from downtown, making just 3-of-19 three-pointers (15.8%).


LITHUANIAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 7 games
RecordTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
2Zalgiris Kaunas (1) - Final827578May 14May 17  
1Lietuvos Rytas (2) - Final688064--  
0Neptunas (3) - 3rd place738984xxxx
3Siauliai (4) - 3rd place769986xxxx

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)99-89May 9
Game 3Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final)78-64May 11
Game 3Neptunas vs. Siauliai (3rd place)84-86May 12
Game 4Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (Final)-May 14
Game 5Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas (Final)-May 17
Sunday, May 13, 2007
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