Lithuanian League, Game 18: April 1-5, 2008
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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 | | Day | Match | Result | | Apr. 4 | Techasas vs. Alytus | 88-92 | | Apr. 4 | Nevezis vs. Atletas | 82-72 | | Apr. 4 | Neptunas vs. Sakalai | 76-84 | | Apr. 5 | Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas | 84-78 |
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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) |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Lietuvos rytas | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1734 | 1266 | | 2 | Žalgiris | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1731 | 1360 | | 3 | Šiauliai | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1535 | 1445 | | 4 | Alytus | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1568 | 1672 | | 5 | Neptūnas | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1418 | 1553 | | 6 | Nevėžis | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1391 | 1480 | | 7 | Sakalai | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1442 | 1562 | | 8 | Aisčiai-Atletas | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1416 | 1548 | | 9 | Techasas | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1386 | 1575 | | 10 | Arvi - Sūduva | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1458 | 1618 |
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