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Regular Season Game 8 - December 16, 2009 CET: 18:45 Local time: 19:45 - SIEMENS ARENA

Lietuvos Rytas 83 - 89 Olympiacos

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 8

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
4-3	Regular Season	5-2
4-3	Overall	5-2

Referees

Crew Chief

MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS, Spain

Referee

TAURINO, PAOLO, Italy

Umpire

PEREZ PIZARRO, EMILIO, Spain

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
74.3	Points	88.7
30.7	Rebounds	33.0
10.9	O. Rebounds	10.1
19.9	D. Rebounds	22.9
14.9	Assists	19.6
7.6	Steals	8.0
2.4	Blocks	3.4
16.6	Turnovers	15.7
50.9 %	2PT	61.2 %
36.0 %	3PT	40.5 %
74.3 %	FT	69.1 %
71.1	Index	102.7

Team Stats - Lietuvos Rytas

Team Stats - Olympiacos

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
13.6 / Gecevicius	Points	17.9 / KLEIZA, LINAS
4.3 / Jomantas	Rebounds	7.6 / KLEIZA, LINAS
1.9 / Baynes	OR	2.1 / KLEIZA, LINAS
3.1 / Jomantas	DR	5.4 / KLEIZA, LINAS
5.9 / POPOVIC, BOJAN	Assists	7.2 / Papaloukas
2.1 / POPOVIC, BOJAN	Steals	1.5 / Papaloukas
0.7 / Baynes	Blocks	0.8 / Bourousis
4.4 / POPOVIC, BOJAN	Turnovers	2.6 / CHILDRESS, JOSH
63.6 % / Jomantas	2PT	76.5 % / HALPERIN, YOTAM
50.0 % / Babrauskas	3PT	100.0 % / Bourousis
100.0 % / Gecevicius	FT	94.1 % / HALPERIN, YOTAM
14.1 / POPOVIC, BOJAN	Index	19.7 / KLEIZA, LINAS

Team Roster - Lietuvos Rytas

Team Roster - Olympiacos

THE TAKE

A tough clash in the upper half of Group B takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania, where Olympiacos visits Lietuvos Rytas on Wednesday. Olympiacos is tied with Unicaja for first place in Group B each with a 5-2 record. L. Rytas and Partizan are one win away at 4-3. Olympiacos will qualify with a victory if Efes Pilsen - fifth at 3-4 - loses against Unicaja. These teams met in the Pireaus, Greece, in early November, when Olympiacos downed L. Rytas 97-73 behind 20 points from Linas Kleiza. The Lithuanian native is expected to see plenty of minutes at power forward due to his shooting range, quickness and technique. Olympiacos will try to feed Sofoklis Schortsianitis down low when he is on the floor, running its offense through him, or going with Nikola Vujcic at center to improve its ball circulation. All-Euroleague big man Ioannis Bourousis will be the Reds' main reference in the paint and is ready for what could be a game-deciding battle against L. Rytas center Aron Baynes. Milko Bjelica will try to make the most out of his post skills and footwork against Kleiza and Panos Vasilopoulos. Meanwhile, Bourousis is set to use his size and deep range against Bjelica and Donatas Zavackas, a key player for L. Rytas at both ends. The point guard battle will be equally interesting, as October MVP Bojan Popovic leads L. Rytas, with Evaldas Dainys coming off the bench just for a few minutes. Olympiacos is very deep at point guard, with Milos Teodosic providing talent and court sense, Patrick Beverley is ready to run the floor with incredible athleticism and above all, former Euroleague MVP Theo Papaloukas leads the team in crunch time. L. Rytas, however, is quite deep at the wings, with several different options. Steponas Babrauskas provides intensity and physical skills off the bench. Martynas Gecevicius is having a career-best season due to his outstanding shooting and fearless attitude, while Arturas Jomantas is a hard-nosed defender with outstanding one-on-one skills. Jomantas has the difficult mission of shutting down Josh Childress, an incredible athlete and a natural mismatch. Gecevicius and Justas Sincia will test their shooting skills against Yotam Halperin and Kostas Papanikolaou, while Babrauskas will see playing time against Papaloukas or Beverley when Olympiacos plays twin point guards. L. Rytas must get Gecevicius and Baynes involved, as well as stopping Kleiza through Zavackas and Dejan Borovnjak. Olympiacos must run its offense through Papaloukas and Vujcic, trying to get Schortsianitis involved and play up-tempo. This promises to be an entertaining game and serious test for two talented teams looking ahead to bright seasons. REFEREES: Juan Carlos Mitjana, Paolo Taurino, Emilio Perez Pizarro GAME NOTES Lietuvos Rytas Bojan Popovic and Olympiacos guard Milos Teodosic were teammates during the 2004-05 season at FMP. Martynas Gecevicius has yet to miss a free throw in a Euroleague game, shooting 17 for 17 from the line in 25 career Euroleague appearances. Gecevicius has made at least one three-pointer in 10 straight Euroleague games. Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis has named the same starting lineup – Popovic, Genevicius, Jomantas, Zavackas and Baynes – in six of his team’s seven games this season. Donatas Zvackas had his best game of the season with 20 points, 3 assists and 4 steals – al season highs – last week against Entente Orleanaise. Arturas Jomantas has a steal in each of his last five games. Steponas Babrauskas scored a season-high 12 points in Week 3 against Olympiacos. Milko Bjelica scored a season-high 16 points in Week 3 against Olympiacos. Olympiacos Piraeus Forward Linas Kleiza and Lietuvos Rytas swingman Arturas Jomantas were teammates this summer on the Lithuanian national team at EuroBasket 20009. Kleiza, Jomantas and Steponas Babrauskas, also of L. Rytas, helped Lithuania to a silver medal at the 2003 World Under-19 Championships and a bronze medal at the 2004 European Under-20 Championships. Kleiza has scored in double figures in seven straight Euroleague games. Nikola Vujcic passed tied Tanoka Beard for ninth place on the Euroleague career offensive rebounding charts. He now has 247 offensive rebounds. He needs 1 more to reach Michalis Kakiouzis for eighth place. Vujcic tied Aleksey Savrasenko for fourth place on the career blocked shots chart last week. They both have 115 career blocked shots. Yotam Halperin has made his last 15 free throws. Josh Childress set a career-high with 18 points in a Week 3 win over Lietuvos Rytas. Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Euroleague.net

A tough clash in the upper half of Group B takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania, where Olympiacos visits Lietuvos Rytas on Wednesday. Olympiacos is tied with Unicaja for first place in Group B each with a 5-2 record. L. Rytas and Partizan are one win away at 4-3. Olympiacos will qualify with a victory if Efes Pilsen - fifth at 3-4 - loses against Unicaja. These teams met in the Pireaus, Greece, in early November, when Olympiacos downed L. Rytas 97-73 behind 20 points from Linas Kleiza. The Lithuanian native is expected to see plenty of minutes at power forward due to his shooting range, quickness and technique. Olympiacos will try to feed Sofoklis Schortsianitis down low when he is on the floor, running its offense through him, or going with Nikola Vujcic at center to improve its ball circulation. All-Euroleague big man Ioannis Bourousis will be the Reds' main reference in the paint and is ready for what could be a game-deciding battle against L. Rytas center Aron Baynes. Milko Bjelica will try to make the most out of his post skills and footwork against Kleiza and Panos Vasilopoulos. Meanwhile, Bourousis is set to use his size and deep range against Bjelica and Donatas Zavackas, a key player for L. Rytas at both ends. The point guard battle will be equally interesting, as October MVP Bojan Popovic leads L. Rytas, with Evaldas Dainys coming off the bench just for a few minutes. Olympiacos is very deep at point guard, with Milos Teodosic providing talent and court sense, Patrick Beverley is ready to run the floor with incredible athleticism and above all, former Euroleague MVP Theo Papaloukas leads the team in crunch time. L. Rytas, however, is quite deep at the wings, with several different options. Steponas Babrauskas provides intensity and physical skills off the bench. Martynas Gecevicius is having a career-best season due to his outstanding shooting and fearless attitude, while Arturas Jomantas is a hard-nosed defender with outstanding one-on-one skills. Jomantas has the difficult mission of shutting down Josh Childress, an incredible athlete and a natural mismatch. Gecevicius and Justas Sincia will test their shooting skills against Yotam Halperin and Kostas Papanikolaou, while Babrauskas will see playing time against Papaloukas or Beverley when Olympiacos plays twin point guards. L. Rytas must get Gecevicius and Baynes involved, as well as stopping Kleiza through Zavackas and Dejan Borovnjak. Olympiacos must run its offense through Papaloukas and Vujcic, trying to get Schortsianitis involved and play up-tempo. This promises to be an entertaining game and serious test for two talented teams looking ahead to bright seasons.

REFEREES: Juan Carlos Mitjana, Paolo Taurino, Emilio Perez Pizarro

GAME NOTES

Lietuvos Rytas

Bojan Popovic and Olympiacos guard Milos Teodosic were teammates during the 2004-05 season at FMP.

Martynas Gecevicius has yet to miss a free throw in a Euroleague game, shooting 17 for 17 from the line in 25 career Euroleague appearances.

Gecevicius has made at least one three-pointer in 10 straight Euroleague games.

Head coach Rimas Kurtinaitis has named the same starting lineup – Popovic, Genevicius, Jomantas, Zavackas and Baynes – in six of his team’s seven games this season.

Donatas Zvackas had his best game of the season with 20 points, 3 assists and 4 steals – al season highs – last week against Entente Orleanaise.

Arturas Jomantas has a steal in each of his last five games.

Steponas Babrauskas scored a season-high 12 points in Week 3 against Olympiacos.

Milko Bjelica scored a season-high 16 points in Week 3 against Olympiacos.

Olympiacos Piraeus

Forward Linas Kleiza and Lietuvos Rytas swingman Arturas Jomantas were teammates this summer on the Lithuanian national team at EuroBasket 20009.

Kleiza, Jomantas and Steponas Babrauskas, also of L. Rytas, helped Lithuania to a silver medal at the 2003 World Under-19 Championships and a bronze medal at the 2004 European Under-20 Championships.

Kleiza has scored in double figures in seven straight Euroleague games.

Nikola Vujcic passed tied Tanoka Beard for ninth place on the Euroleague career offensive rebounding charts. He now has 247 offensive rebounds. He needs 1 more to reach Michalis Kakiouzis for eighth place.

Vujcic tied Aleksey Savrasenko for fourth place on the career blocked shots chart last week. They both have 115 career blocked shots.

Yotam Halperin has made his last 15 free throws.

Josh Childress set a career-high with 18 points in a Week 3 win over Lietuvos Rytas.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS Lietuvos Rytas "There's nothing to hide, we badly need to win this game. Of course, Olympiacos is one of the best teams in the Euroleague, but we usually play very well at home. Besides, after overcoming Zalgiris last weekend, we have even more confidence. Well, I wouldn't like us to play as fast as we did in Greece. Olympiacos likes it. However, they are usually not that confident in their away games. We are hoping this Wednesday is also not the best day for them as well. All in all, we can't go back now. The situation is really complicated now in this group because Partizan simply keeps surprising."

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Lietuvos Rytas

"There's nothing to hide, we badly need to win this game. Of course, Olympiacos is one of the best teams in the Euroleague, but we usually play very well at home. Besides, after overcoming Zalgiris last weekend, we have even more confidence. Well, I wouldn't like us to play as fast as we did in Greece. Olympiacos likes it. However, they are usually not that confident in their away games. We are hoping this Wednesday is also not the best day for them as well. All in all, we can't go back now. The situation is really complicated now in this group because Partizan simply keeps surprising."

GIANNAKIS, PANAGIOTIS Olympiacos "I will repeat once again what I say before every given match, either in the Euroleague or the Greek League. Our target is to perform smart and use our quality regardless of the opponent, no matter if we are playing at home or on the road. Lietuvos Rytas gets big support from its fans and takes advantage of this. They will try to damage our game and impose their rhythm, so we have to deny it and react properly."

GIANNAKIS, PANAGIOTIS

Olympiacos

"I will repeat once again what I say before every given match, either in the Euroleague or the Greek League. Our target is to perform smart and use our quality regardless of the opponent, no matter if we are playing at home or on the road. Lietuvos Rytas gets big support from its fans and takes advantage of this. They will try to damage our game and impose their rhythm, so we have to deny it and react properly."

Players

BABRAUSKAS, STEPONAS Lietuvos Rytas "We are not afraid of Olympiacos. It's a very important game and we need to win this one. The game in Greece was strange: one could see many situations when either team could get the ball, but usually Olympiacos was luckier. Besides, they had lost to Unicaja the previous week, so they were extra-motivated. We have our homework done and we will reveal them only during the game."

BABRAUSKAS, STEPONAS

Lietuvos Rytas

"We are not afraid of Olympiacos. It's a very important game and we need to win this one. The game in Greece was strange: one could see many situations when either team could get the ball, but usually Olympiacos was luckier. Besides, they had lost to Unicaja the previous week, so they were extra-motivated. We have our homework done and we will reveal them only during the game."

BEVERLEY, PATRICK Olympiacos "We are going there to play a tough game and I believe that we must be strong on both ends. Defense is the key to winning in such a game on the road game. We don't feel pressure, because we are in first place. Everybody aims to beat the team at the top of the standings, but I think that we are well prepared to play against them."

BEVERLEY, PATRICK

Olympiacos

"We are going there to play a tough game and I believe that we must be strong on both ends. Defense is the key to winning in such a game on the road game. We don't feel pressure, because we are in first place. Everybody aims to beat the team at the top of the standings, but I think that we are well prepared to play against them."

Olympiacos survived an overtime thriller against Lietuvos Rytas for an 83-89 victory at Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, to put a foot inside the Top 16. The Reds improved to 6-2 and can officially claim a Top 16 berth if Unicaja beats Efes Pilsen on Thursday. Meanwhile L. Rytas fell to 4-4 and will face a crucial test after the winter break when it visits Partizan. The Lithuanian champs led much of the game, but Olympiacos came on late as three L. Rytas rotation players fouled out. Ioannis Bourousis was a force down the stretch for the visitors, but Bojan Popovic met him and forced overtime with 2 free throws with 5.6 seconds left. In the extra period, Bourousis continued to dominate, but L, Rytas always fought back. Milos Teodosic had the final word with 4 free throws in the last 35 seconds to ice the win. Bourousis finished with 19 points – 16 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime. Linas Kleiza shined early for the Reds, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds in his first game as a visitor in his home country. Teodosic was good for 18 points as was Josh Childress. Theo Papaloukas orchestrated the Reds with 10 assists. Popovic paced L. Rytas with 19 points and 5 steals, Martynas Gecevicius added 17 points, Milko Bjelica 13 and Arturas Jomantas recorded 11 points and 6 assists. The hosts won the opening tip and went ahead immediately on a Gecevicius triple from the corner. Kleiza struck first for the visitors. The pace was fast as the teams poured in points. Teodosic knotted the game at 5-5 with a triple, but soon Jomantas’s steal and slam put L. Rytas up by two baskets. Aron Baynes blocked a Childress attempt and Gecevicius capitalized at the other end with a fast break layup. Another Baynes block, this one on Sofoklis Schortsanitis, resulted in a Donatas Zavackas triple, a 14-5 L. Rytas lead and an Olympiacos timeout. Papaloukas came on to organize the Reds’ attack and Childress scored on the next possession. Kleiza added a long jumper and then a slam in finishing a fast break as Olympiacos got right back in the game. Jomantas banked in a shot, but Bourousis matched him and L. Rytas needed a timeout. Bjelica scored inside and Jomantas drained a jumper to increase the lead again and Popovic’s steal and buzzer-beating layup made it 22-13 after 10 minutes. Jomantas found a cutting Bjelica for a slam-and-foul as the home team’s lead reached double figures. Teodosic answered with a three-pointer and Kleiza added another as the lead quickly shrunk to 5. Kleiza was feeling good as he sank another jumper before Bourousis tok the Reds’ run to 9 from the line. Gecevicius ended his team’s five-minute scoring drought with a three that made it 27-22. Yotam Halperin scored on the baseline, but Popovic found a hole in the Olympiacos defense for a layup. Nikola Vujcic got on the scoreboard with two minutes left in the half and Kleiza fixed a Halperin miss with a tip-in to narrow the gap to 29-28. A pair of Vujcic free throws knotted the game at 30-30. Baynes put the hosts back on top with a tip in and Popovic added an off-balance jumper before Halperin beat the halftime buzzer with a three to make it 34-33 at the break. Teodosic gave the visitors their first lead of the night with a pair of free throws to start the second half. Bjelica scored over Schortsanitis, but Kleiza knocked down another triple. Gecevicius heated up, slashing for a layup and then drilling a triple to make it 42-38. Childress went through Jomantas for a basket-and-foul in transition as Olympiacos got to 44-43 midway through the quarter. Kleiza followed with his third three of the night to restore the upper hand to the Reds. Jomantas scored in transition to tie the score again. Gecevicius fird in a three from his favorite spot in the corner and Steponas Babrauskas hit from the same spot in the opposite corner to bring the crowd to its feet. Vujcic kept Olympiacos going with 2 free throws, but Babrauskas drained another three for the home team. Papaloukas drew Jomantas’s fourth foul and sank 2 free throws in the closing seconds to make it 57-53 heading into the deciding quarter. Zavackas pushed the L. Rytas lead back up to 6 on the first possession of the fourth quarter, but Childress responded with a three-pointer. Bourousis hit a hook over Bjelica to make it a 1-point game. Popovic drilled a clutch triple that got the fans singing only for Teodosic to fire one in at the other end. Popovic’s free throws were erased by Bourousis down low. Popovic again went to the line and sank 2 and Bourousis again responded, this time on the offensive glass. Bjelica scored on a goaltending call against Childress, however Childress made up for it with a baseline drive. With 2:14 remaining, Teodosic gave the visitors their first lead of the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws. Papaloukas was next to the line after Jomantas committed his fifth foul. The Olympiacos playmaker made 2 for a 68-71 lead. Bjelica narrowed the gap with a runner, but then he too fouled out. Bourousis made just 1 with just under a minute to play. Gecevicus fed Baynes for a slam that tied the score, but then Baynes too fouled out guarding Bourousis. The Reds’ big man sank 2 free throws with 28.4 seconds remaining. Popovic wound the clock down and after a deflection took the ball out with 8.3 seconds left in the game and 5 left on the shot clock. Teodosic fouled him and Popovic sank a pair of free throws with 5.6 seconds left to tie the score at 74-74. The Reds took a timeout, but only got a long three that Teodosic missed, sending the game to an extra period. Dejan Borovnjak, playing center with both Baynes and Bjelica out, was called for an unsportsmanlike foul as he tried to stop Bousousis on the first possession of the overtime period. Bousousis sank 2 free throws and then Papaloukas fed him inside on the resulting possession. Borovnjak narrowed the gap to 2, but Bourousis remained the top option for the visitors and again drew a foul and made 2 free throws. Popovic answered with 2 free throws. Papaloukas made a cross-court pass to Childress for a triple to increase the lead to 5. Borovnjak kept L. Rytas fighting with a layup. Gecevicus failed to make it a one-possession game when he made just 1 free throw, but Kleiza committed a foul on the rebound. Borovnjak went to the line with 36 seconds left and made just 1, closing the gap to 82-85. Teodosic sank 2 important free throws at the other end and Popovic missed a triple. Bourousis grabbed the rebound and Olympiacos started t kill the clock. Teodosic was fouled again with 16.4 second left and he made the free throws to up the Reds’ cushion to 7 and practically seal the victory. Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Euroleague.net

Olympiacos survived an overtime thriller against Lietuvos Rytas for an 83-89 victory at Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, to put a foot inside the Top 16. The Reds improved to 6-2 and can officially claim a Top 16 berth if Unicaja beats Efes Pilsen on Thursday. Meanwhile L. Rytas fell to 4-4 and will face a crucial test after the winter break when it visits Partizan. The Lithuanian champs led much of the game, but Olympiacos came on late as three L. Rytas rotation players fouled out. Ioannis Bourousis was a force down the stretch for the visitors, but Bojan Popovic met him and forced overtime with 2 free throws with 5.6 seconds left. In the extra period, Bourousis continued to dominate, but L, Rytas always fought back. Milos Teodosic had the final word with 4 free throws in the last 35 seconds to ice the win. Bourousis finished with 19 points – 16 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime. Linas Kleiza shined early for the Reds, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds in his first game as a visitor in his home country. Teodosic was good for 18 points as was Josh Childress. Theo Papaloukas orchestrated the Reds with 10 assists. Popovic paced L. Rytas with 19 points and 5 steals, Martynas Gecevicius added 17 points, Milko Bjelica 13 and Arturas Jomantas recorded 11 points and 6 assists.

The hosts won the opening tip and went ahead immediately on a Gecevicius triple from the corner. Kleiza struck first for the visitors. The pace was fast as the teams poured in points. Teodosic knotted the game at 5-5 with a triple, but soon Jomantas’s steal and slam put L. Rytas up by two baskets. Aron Baynes blocked a Childress attempt and Gecevicius capitalized at the other end with a fast break layup. Another Baynes block, this one on Sofoklis Schortsanitis, resulted in a Donatas Zavackas triple, a 14-5 L. Rytas lead and an Olympiacos timeout. Papaloukas came on to organize the Reds’ attack and Childress scored on the next possession. Kleiza added a long jumper and then a slam in finishing a fast break as Olympiacos got right back in the game. Jomantas banked in a shot, but Bourousis matched him and L. Rytas needed a timeout. Bjelica scored inside and Jomantas drained a jumper to increase the lead again and Popovic’s steal and buzzer-beating layup made it 22-13 after 10 minutes.

Jomantas found a cutting Bjelica for a slam-and-foul as the home team’s lead reached double figures. Teodosic answered with a three-pointer and Kleiza added another as the lead quickly shrunk to 5. Kleiza was feeling good as he sank another jumper before Bourousis tok the Reds’ run to 9 from the line. Gecevicius ended his team’s five-minute scoring drought with a three that made it 27-22. Yotam Halperin scored on the baseline, but Popovic found a hole in the Olympiacos defense for a layup. Nikola Vujcic got on the scoreboard with two minutes left in the half and Kleiza fixed a Halperin miss with a tip-in to narrow the gap to 29-28. A pair of Vujcic free throws knotted the game at 30-30. Baynes put the hosts back on top with a tip in and Popovic added an off-balance jumper before Halperin beat the halftime buzzer with a three to make it 34-33 at the break.

Teodosic gave the visitors their first lead of the night with a pair of free throws to start the second half. Bjelica scored over Schortsanitis, but Kleiza knocked down another triple. Gecevicius heated up, slashing for a layup and then drilling a triple to make it 42-38. Childress went through Jomantas for a basket-and-foul in transition as Olympiacos got to 44-43 midway through the quarter. Kleiza followed with his third three of the night to restore the upper hand to the Reds. Jomantas scored in transition to tie the score again. Gecevicius fird in a three from his favorite spot in the corner and Steponas Babrauskas hit from the same spot in the opposite corner to bring the crowd to its feet. Vujcic kept Olympiacos going with 2 free throws, but Babrauskas drained another three for the home team. Papaloukas drew Jomantas’s fourth foul and sank 2 free throws in the closing seconds to make it 57-53 heading into the deciding quarter.

Martynas Gecevicius - Lietuvos Rytas

Zavackas pushed the L. Rytas lead back up to 6 on the first possession of the fourth quarter, but Childress responded with a three-pointer. Bourousis hit a hook over Bjelica to make it a 1-point game. Popovic drilled a clutch triple that got the fans singing only for Teodosic to fire one in at the other end. Popovic’s free throws were erased by Bourousis down low. Popovic again went to the line and sank 2 and Bourousis again responded, this time on the offensive glass. Bjelica scored on a goaltending call against Childress, however Childress made up for it with a baseline drive. With 2:14 remaining, Teodosic gave the visitors their first lead of the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws. Papaloukas was next to the line after Jomantas committed his fifth foul. The Olympiacos playmaker made 2 for a 68-71 lead. Bjelica narrowed the gap with a runner, but then he too fouled out. Bourousis made just 1 with just under a minute to play. Gecevicus fed Baynes for a slam that tied the score, but then Baynes too fouled out guarding Bourousis. The Reds’ big man sank 2 free throws with 28.4 seconds remaining. Popovic wound the clock down and after a deflection took the ball out with 8.3 seconds left in the game and 5 left on the shot clock. Teodosic fouled him and Popovic sank a pair of free throws with 5.6 seconds left to tie the score at 74-74. The Reds took a timeout, but only got a long three that Teodosic missed, sending the game to an extra period.

Dejan Borovnjak, playing center with both Baynes and Bjelica out, was called for an unsportsmanlike foul as he tried to stop Bousousis on the first possession of the overtime period. Bousousis sank 2 free throws and then Papaloukas fed him inside on the resulting possession. Borovnjak narrowed the gap to 2, but Bourousis remained the top option for the visitors and again drew a foul and made 2 free throws. Popovic answered with 2 free throws. Papaloukas made a cross-court pass to Childress for a triple to increase the lead to 5. Borovnjak kept L. Rytas fighting with a layup. Gecevicus failed to make it a one-possession game when he made just 1 free throw, but Kleiza committed a foul on the rebound. Borovnjak went to the line with 36 seconds left and made just 1, closing the gap to 82-85. Teodosic sank 2 important free throws at the other end and Popovic missed a triple. Bourousis grabbed the rebound and Olympiacos started t kill the clock. Teodosic was fouled again with 16.4 second left and he made the free throws to up the Reds’ cushion to 7 and practically seal the victory.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Euroleague.net

Referees: MITJANA, JUAN CARLOS (ESP), TAURINO, PAOLO (ITA), PEREZ PIZARRO, EMILIO (ESP)

Attendance: 9000

By Quarter	1	2	3	4	Extra 1
Lietuvos Rytas	22	12	23	17	9
Olympiacos	13	20	20	21	15

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4	Extra 1
Lietuvos Rytas	22	34	57	74	83
Olympiacos	13	33	53	74	89

Head coach: KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Lietuvos Rytas
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	POPOVIC, BOJAN	40:01	19	4/12	1/2	8/8	1		1	4	5	2		1	3	6	20
5	BABRAUSKAS, STEPONAS	25:06	6		2/8			2	2			1	1	1	2	1
9	GINEVICIUS, VIDAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	BOROVNJAK, DEJAN	12:29	8	3/3		2/4	2		2	1		1	1		4	2	7
11	BJELICA, MILKO	23:40	13	6/10	0/1	1/5	3	3	6	1	1	1			5	5	11
13	GECEVICIUS, MARTYNAS	37:53	17	2/3	4/9	1/2	2	2	4	4		1			2	2	17
14	ZAVACKAS, DONATAS	37:59	5	1/4	1/3		3	4	7	2		2			4	2	5
21	JOMANTAS, ARTURAS	32:00	11	4/7	0/2	3/4	1	4	5	6	3	3			5	4	15
22	SINICA, JUSTAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31	BAYNES, ARON	15:52	4	2/4			1	3	4	1		1	3		5	1	5
41	BRAZDAUSKIS, LUKAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
55	DAINYS, EVALDAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team						1	3	4								4
	Totals	225:00	83	22/43	8/25	15/23	14	21	35	19	9	12	5	2	30	23	84
				51.2%	32%	65.2%

Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating

Head coach: GIANNAKIS, PANAGIOTIS

Olympiacos
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS	37:39	4	0/1	0/1	4/4		4	4	10		4			1	5	16
6	CHILDRESS, JOSH	40:51	18	4/7	2/3	4/5		2	2	1	2	1		2	3	3	15
7	VUJCIC, NIKOLA	11:08	6	1/3		4/4		2	2			1			2	4	7
9	BOUROUSIS, IOANNIS	26:50	19	5/9		9/12	2	4	6			2			5	7	18
10	HALPERIN, YOTAM	18:24	5	1/3	1/1						2	1		1	3	1	1
11	KLEIZA, LINAS	43:28	19	5/9	3/5		4	7	11			3		1	3	2	19
12	MAVROKEFALIDES, LOUKAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	BEVERLEY, PATRICK	4:34			0/1		2		2		1					1	3
18	TEODOSIC, MILOS	33:42	18	0/1	3/9	9/10		2	2	3	3	2	2		4	5	19
19	SLOUKAS, KOSTAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	SCHORTSANITIS, SOFOKLIS	8:24		0/1				1	1	1		1		1	2	2	-1
	Team						2	3	5								5
	Totals	225:00	89	16/34	9/20	30/35	10	25	35	15	8	15	2	5	23	30	102
				47.1%	45%	85.7%

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Head Coaches

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS Lietuvos Rytas "First of all, we did what we could. We faced one of the best European teams and I think the final score reflects our inexperience. They were better in rebounding, in controlling the game, making less turnovers. Our players are still not ready to commit in crucial moments. What's more, we really have to start hitting our free throws. You can't teach that, really: either you score or you don't. I'd like to congratulate Olympiacos, especially Linas Kleiza who once against proved he was the best Lithuanian player this year. Of course, we still have chances to qualify and we'll try to do that."

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Lietuvos Rytas

"First of all, we did what we could. We faced one of the best European teams and I think the final score reflects our inexperience. They were better in rebounding, in controlling the game, making less turnovers. Our players are still not ready to commit in crucial moments. What's more, we really have to start hitting our free throws. You can't teach that, really: either you score or you don't. I'd like to congratulate Olympiacos, especially Linas Kleiza who once against proved he was the best Lithuanian player this year. Of course, we still have chances to qualify and we'll try to do that."

GIANNAKIS, PANAGIOTIS Olympiacos "We got a game like we expected. We knew that Lietuvos Rytas is a very good team with great fans pushing them to be aggressive and have energy. We tried from the beginning to control the game, but we had poor concentration and let them score easy points. From the second quarter, I think we had concentration and heart. In the end we had the patience needed for each possession."

GIANNAKIS, PANAGIOTIS

Olympiacos

"We got a game like we expected. We knew that Lietuvos Rytas is a very good team with great fans pushing them to be aggressive and have energy. We tried from the beginning to control the game, but we had poor concentration and let them score easy points. From the second quarter, I think we had concentration and heart. In the end we had the patience needed for each possession."

Players

JOMANTAS, ARTURAS Lietuvos Rytas "One could say we have lost a game when the win was in our hands. It's a pity. We have once again fought until the very end but, as it shows, Olympiacos was better. In the end, it was clearly seen we have problems with our bench but what can you do?"

JOMANTAS, ARTURAS

Lietuvos Rytas

"One could say we have lost a game when the win was in our hands. It's a pity. We have once again fought until the very end but, as it shows, Olympiacos was better. In the end, it was clearly seen we have problems with our bench but what can you do?"

KLEIZA, LINAS Olympiacos "The game was good and Rytas played hard as always on its court. We had to win, but I still have hope. I want to see a Lithuanian team to reach the Top 16. It was good to play in front of friends. I want to thank the fans who welcomed me. Lithuania has the best fans. This victory was very important for us because it brings us to a position to fight for first place."

KLEIZA, LINAS

Olympiacos

"The game was good and Rytas played hard as always on its court. We had to win, but I still have hope. I want to see a Lithuanian team to reach the Top 16. It was good to play in front of friends. I want to thank the fans who welcomed me. Lithuania has the best fans. This victory was very important for us because it brings us to a position to fight for first place."

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