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Baltic League Final Four: April 20-21, 2007
Lietuvos Rytas BBL champion 2006-07, Photo: bc.lrytas.lt Lietuvos Rytas successfully defended its Baltic League title with a 77-81 win over rival Zalgiris Kaunas in the championship game on Saturday at the Baltic League Final Four in Riga, Latvia. Kareem Rush scored 22 points as his teamed pulled away early and coasted until the final minutes. Zalgiris stormed back to make a game out of it in the fourth quarter, but L. Rytas held steady and made the crucial free throws down the stretch to ice the win and title. Just weeks after losing to Real Madrid in the ULEB Cup Final in Charleroi, the title gave L. Rytas something to celebrate. Zalgiris and L. Rytas have both qualified already for the Lithuanian League semifinals and could meet again there in what would surely be a hotly contested series. Uvis Helmanis scored 19 to lead Ventspils over Siauliai 94-88 in the third-place game. MORE

BALTIC LEAGUE: Final Four in Riga, Latvia - Final
Record Team Final Four, Game 1: More Info! Game 1
0 Zalgiris Kaunas (1, division I) - Final 77
1 Lietuvos Rytas (2, division I) - Final 81
1 Ventspils (3, division I) - 3rd place 94
0 Siauliai (4, division I) - 3rd place 88
Baltic League Champion 2006-07: Lietuvos Rytas
Final Four in Riga, Latvia - semifinals
Record Team Final Four, Game 1: More Info! Game 1
1 Zalgiris Kaunas (1, division I) 105
0 Siauliai (4, division I) 72
1 Lietuvos Rytas (2, division I) 99
0 Ventspils (3, division I) 75

Playoffs 2nd round, best of 2 games
Record Team Eighthfinals, Game 1: More Info! Game 1 Eighthfinals, Game 2: More Info! Game 2
1 (+6) Ventspils (3, division I) 74 79
1 (-6) Kalev/Cramo (1, division II) 75 72
1 (+16) Siauliai (4, division I) 68 82
1(-16) ASK Riga (5, division I) 71 63
Playoffs 1st round, best of 2 games
Record Team Quarterfinals, Game 2: More Info! Game 1 Eighthfinals, Game 2: More Info! Game 2
2 (+25) ASK Riga (5, division I) 86 90
0 (-25) Lacplesa Alus (2, division II) 67 84
0 (-13) Barons/LMT (6, division I) 70 72
2 (+13) Kalev/Cramo (1, division II) 67 82

Final Four games
Game 1 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Siauliai - semifinal 105-72 April 20
Game 1 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Ventspils - semifinal 99-75 April 20
Game 2 Ventspils vs. Siauliai - 3rd place 94-88 April 21
Game 2 Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Lietuvos Rytas - Final 77-81 April 21

2st round games
Game 1 Kalev/Cramo vs. Ventspils 75-74 April 4
Game 1 ASK Riga vs. Siauliai 71-68 April 4
Game 2 Ventspils vs. Kalev/Cramo 79-72 April 7
Game 2 Siauliai vs. ASK Riga 82-63 April 9

1st round games
Game 1 Kalev/Cramo vs. Barons/LMT 70-67 March 29
Game 1 Lacplesa Alus vs. ASK Riga 67-86 March 29
Game 2 Barons/LMT vs. Kalev/Cramo 72-82 March 31
Game 2 ASK Riga vs. Lacplesa Alus 90-84 March 31

STANDINGS 2 PHASE TG W L P+ P-
Division I
1 Zalgiris Kaunas 10 9 1 863 758
2 Lietuvos Rytas 10 7 3 792 657
3 Ventspils 10 5 5 771 806
4 Siauliai 10 4 6 747 787
5 ASK Riga 10 3 7 789 851
6 Barons/LMT 10 2 8 656 749

Division II
1 Kalev/Cramo 14 10 4 1235 1095
2 Lacplesa Alus 14 10 4 1229 1175
3 Rock 14 9 5 1214 1117
4 Nevezis 14 8 6 1122 1149
5 Neptunas 14 6 8 1210 1193
6 Panevezys 14 6 8 1176 1221
7 Sakalai 14 5 9 1079 1113
8 Atletas 14 2 12 1084 1287
Baltic League 2006-07
PLAYOFFS
Final Four
Quarterfinals Game 1, Game 2
Eighthfinals Game 1, Game 2,
REGULAR SEASON, 2 Phase
Game 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9-10, 11, 12-13, 14(1), 14(2)
All-Star Game
REGULAR SEASON, 1 Phase
Game 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-1, 12-2,

STANDINGS 1 PHASE TG W L P+ P-  
Group A
1 Zalgiris 12 12 0 1090 920  
2 Barons/LMT 12 7 5 883 868  
3 Siauliai 12 6 6 865 871  
4 Lacplesa Alus 12 5 7 968 1007  
5 Neptunas 12 5 7 982 1004  
6 Kalev/Cramo 12 4 8 923 942  
7 Sakalai 12 3 9 911 1011  
STANDINGS 1 PHASE TG W L P+ P-
Group B
1 Lietuvos Rytas 12 11 1 1055 785
2 ASK Riga 12 10 2 932 827
3 Ventspils 12 7 5 991 888
4 Rock 12 5 7 937 958
5 Nevezis 12 4 8 939 996
6 Panevezys 12 3 9 912 978
7 Atletas 12 2 10 801 1135


2006-07 BALTIC LEAGUE PREVIEW
The Baltic League enters its third edition with a new look, a brand new website and a new competition system, too. Teams - 8 Lithuanian, 4 Latvian and 2 Estonian - will be divided in 2 groups. After a round-robin league, a second stage will take place. The best six teams will be in the upper group and fight for two direct final four spots, while the remaining eight teams will be in the bottom group. Teams ranking 3th to 6th join the best two teams from the bottom group in a eight-team playoffs to get the other two final four berths. Defending champions Lietuvos Rytas stayed competitive and will be the team to beat once again this season. Rytas kept Roberts Stelmahers, Matt Nielsen, Andrius Slezas or Tomas Delininkaitis while adding Eurelijus Zukauskas, Andre Emmett, Titus Ivory, Marijus Petravicius or Janis Blums. It comes as no surprise when Zalgiris is the top contender to beat archrivals L. Rytas and win its second Baltic League title. Zalgiris signed players almost as each spot, adding Marko Popovic, Vaidotas Peciukas, Hanno Mottola or Marcelinho Machado while keeping some of its top young players like Paulius Jankunas, Jonas Maciulis or Mantas Kalnietis. Tanoka Beard will be the team's scoring reference. Perennial Latvian League champions Ventspils will be the alternative to both Lithuanian powerhouses. The team brought back some familiar faces like Justin Love or Aigars Vitols, as well as landing shooter Uvis Helmanis or playmaker Eddie Shannon. They will joined forces with Dalron Johnson, Ivars Timermanis or Maris Laksa to stay competitive in each competition. BC Siauliai, with Audrius Danusevicius or Arturas Masiulis, Barons / LU, led by Armands Skele and Steve Rich, and BC Kalev, now with James Allen, Travis Reed and Tanel Sokk, will also try to reach high in the competition.

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