Baltic League, Game 10: December 14-16, 2007
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Zalgiris Kaunas registered back-to-back wins this weekend to stay atop the Baltic League standings with a 10-0 record. Zalgiris downed Barons/LU 93-66 on Saturday behind 13 points from Mantas Kalnietis. Paulius Jankunas and Michael Bradley each added 12, Arturas Milaknis had 11 while Jonas Maciulis got 10 in an easy win for Zalgiris, that led 46-33 at halftime and never looked back. Zalgiris rounded a perfect week by beating Valmiera 90-73 at home on Sunday. Donatas Motejiunas led Zalgiris with 19 points, Maciulis added 17 and Milaknis 14 for the winners, that already led 71-55 after 30 minutes. Lietuvos Rytas stayed second at 9-1 by overwhelming Neptunas 67-108 in Klaipeda on Saturday behind 16 points each from Joao Batista and Arturas Jomantas. Martynas Gecevicius added 13 while Chuck Eidson and Michailas Anisimovas each had 11 in an easy road win for L. Rytas, that led 31-58 at halftime. BC Kalev/Cramo improved to 3-6 by downing Siauliai 93-80 in Tallinn on Saturday. Kristjan Kangur paced the winners with 25 points, Travis Reed added 22 and Rait Keerles 19 for Kalev. Antonio Grant had 22 points for Siauliai while Gediminas Maceina and Donatas Zavackas each added 11 for the guests, who trailed all the way in the second half but got within 80-72 with 7 minutes to go. Reed and Gregor Arbet fueled an 11-2 run that sealed the outcome. Ventspils dropped to 3-7 due to a 90-88 road loss against TU/Rock. Jimmy Baxter had 23 points for Ventspils, Uvis Helmanis added 13, Justin Love 11 while Aigars Vitols and Martin Skirmants each got 10 for Ventspils. Brian Cusworth had 24 points for Rock, including the game-winning basket with 4 seconds to go, as Akinlolu Akingbala missed free throws for Ventspils with a second remaining.
LAST GAME GAME 10
December 3-16, 2007 | | Day | Match | Result | | Dec. 3 | Barons/LMT vs. Rock | 91-64 | | Dec. 8 | Rock vs. Kalev/Cramo | 70-67 | | Dec. 14 | Rock vs. Ventspils | 90-88 | | Dec. 15 | Zalgiris vs. Barons/LMT | 93-66 | | Dec. 15 | Neptunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas | 69-108 | | Dec. 15 | Kalev/Cramo vs. Siauliai | 93-80 | | Dec. 16 | Zalgiris vs. Valmiera | 90-73 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 11
December 28-30, 2007 | | Day | Match | | Dec. 28 | Neptunas vs. Zalgiris | | Dec. 28 | Lietuvos Rytas vs. Barons | | Dec. 28 | Siauliai vs. Rock | | Dec. 29 | Ventspils vs. Zalgiris | | Dec. 30 | Siauliai vs. Lietuvos Rytas | | - | | | - | |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zalgiris | 10 | 10 | 0 | 895 | 750 | | 2 | Lietuvos Rytas | 10 | 9 | 1 | 822 | 699 | | 3 | ASK Riga | 10 | 8 | 2 | 817 | 697 | | 4 | Siauliai | 11 | 7 | 4 | 911 | 885 | | 5 | Barons/LMT | 11 | 5 | 6 | 873 | 898 | | 6 | Rock | 11 | 4 | 7 | 816 | 880 | | 7 | Ventspils | 10 | 3 | 7 | 766 | 727 | | 8 | Kalev/Cramo | 10 | 3 | 7 | 791 | 818 | | 9 | Valmiera | 11 | 2 | 9 | 782 | 913 | | 10 | Neptunas | 10 | 1 | 9 | 691 | 897 |
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Sunday, December 16, 2007
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