Lithuanian League, Regular Season, Game 22: April 3-9, 2009
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 Zalgiris finished a perfect regular season by beating arch-rival and new Eurocup champion Lietuvos Rytas 84-76 to stay atop the standing with an outstanding 20-0 record. L. Rytas is second at 18-2, with both of its losses coming against Zalgiris, while BC Siauliai is third at 15-5 and Nevezis is fourth at 14-6. Jonas Maciulis drilled 8 of his 9 three-point attempts to amass 30 points for Zalgiris, Mantas Kalnietis scored 12 points, Paulius Jankunas had a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds, Dainius Salenga netted 11 points and Arturas Milaknis added 10. Steponas Babrauskas came off the bench to score 20 points for L. Rytas, who rested Eurocup MVP Chuck Eidson and Eurocup Final Eight MVP Marijonas Petravicius. Arturas Jomantas produced 10 points and three other scorers chipped in with 9 points apiece for L. Rytas. Siauliai handled Neptunas 100-74 as Gintaras Kadziulis led the hosts with 21 points and 5 assists. Saulius Kuzminskas notched 16 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, Andrius Slezas scored 13 points, Stefhonas Hannah had 12 and Mindaugas Kuzminskas 11. Two days later, Siauliai topped Alytus 83-97 behind 26 points from Slezas and 23 points from Hannah. Kadziulis had 14 points and Vaidotas Pridotkas added 10 points for the winners. Nevezis picked up an 82-100 road victory over Neptunas thanks to 25 points from each Gintaras Leonavicius and Zydrunas Stankus. Kaunas Triobet registered two victories, pounding Techasas 119-89 and downing Alytus 90-97 behind a combined 45 points from Vytenis Jasikevicius and Marius Valukonis. Sakalai edged Aisciai 83-82 as five scorers had between 10 and 14 points for the winners.
LAST GAME GAME 22
April 3-9, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Apr. 3 |
Kaunas Trio. vs. Techasas |
119-89 |
| Apr. 3 |
Neptunas vs. Nevezis |
81-100 |
| Apr. 4 |
Alytus vs. Kaunas Triobet |
90-97 |
| Apr. 4 |
Sakalai vs. Aisciai |
83-82 |
| Apr. 7 |
Siauliai vs. Neptunas |
100-74 |
| Apr. 8 |
Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas |
84-76 |
| Apr. 9 |
Alytus vs. Siauliai |
83-97 |
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Playoffs |
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Match |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Žalgiris |
20 |
20 |
0 |
1808 |
1398 |
| 2 |
Lietuvos rytas |
20 |
18 |
2 |
1988 |
1446 |
| 3 |
Šiauliai |
20 |
15 |
5 |
1770 |
1516 |
| 4 |
Nevėžis |
20 |
14 |
6 |
1696 |
1550 |
| 5 |
Neptūnas |
20 |
9 |
11 |
1698 |
1774 |
| 6 |
Kaunas Triobet |
20 |
9 |
11 |
1670 |
1734 |
| 7 |
Sakalai |
20 |
9 |
11 |
1660 |
1780 |
| 8 |
Aisčiai |
20 |
6 |
14 |
1642 |
1674 |
| 9 |
Techasas |
20 |
4 |
16 |
1596 |
1906 |
| 10 |
Alytus |
20 |
4 |
16 |
1682 |
1996 |
| 11 |
Sūduva |
20 |
2 |
18 |
1388 |
1826 |
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