May 16, 2008
Lithuanian League, Game 18: April 1-5, 2008
Paulius Jankunas - Zalgiris The Lithuanian League regular season came to an end this weekend with a showdown between the top teams in the country. Zalgiris downed Lietuvos Rytas 84-78 to finish second with a 16-2 record. Paulius Jankunas led the winners with 21 points. Marko Popovic added 20 while Marcus Brown had 16 for Zalgiris, that hit 32-for-34 free throws. Kenan Bajramovic had 27 points for L. Rytas, the regular season champion that saw its 17-game winning streak disappear, while Marijonas Petravicius added 11 for the guests. A basket by Chuck Eidson gave L. Rytas its last lead, 61-63, with less than 8 minutes remaining. Jankunas and Brown struck from downtown in a 10-0 run that put Zalgiris ahead for good. Techasas lost the chance to make it to the playoffs due to a 88-92 home loss against Alytus. Nerijus Varnelis paced the winners with 26 points. In other games, Aisciai-Atletas registered a crucial 90-83 home win against Neptunas to reach the playoffs and then registered a 82-72 road loss against Nevezis, while Sakalai topped Neptunas 76-84. The best-of-three quarterfinal playoffs matchups will be Lietuvos Rytas - Aisciai-Atletas, Zalgiris - Sakalai, Alytus - Neptunas and Siauliai - Nevezis.


LAST GAME GAME 18
April 4-5, 2008
DayMatchResult
Apr. 4Techasas vs. Alytus88-92
Apr. 4Nevezis vs. Atletas82-72
Apr. 4Neptunas vs. Sakalai76-84
Apr. 5Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas84-78
NEXT GAME 
Quarterfinal Playoffs
Match
L. Rytas (1) vs. Atletas (8)
Zalgiris (2) vs. Sakalai (7)
Siauliai (3) vs. Nevezis (6)
Alytus (4) vs. Neptunas (5)


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Lietuvos rytas1817117341266
2Žalgiris1816217311360
3Šiauliai1812615351445
4Alytus1811715681672
5Neptūnas1871114181553
6Nevėžis1871113911480
7Sakalai1861214421562
8Aisčiai-Atletas1851314161548
9Techasas1851313861575
10Arvi - Sūduva1841414581618
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