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Lithuanian League Finals, Game 3, May 11, 2009

Zalgiris Kaunas bounced back to life in the Lithuanian League finals by whipping rival Lietuvos Rytas 110-84 in Game 3 to narrow its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Paulius Jankunas scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to lead Zalgiris to the win after the club lost Game 2 by 42 points. Jonas Maciulis scored 6 points in a 16-3 first-quarter run as the hosts took the lead for good. The lead reached 15 on a Jankunas basket before Chuck Eidson brought L. Rytas within 34-22 after 10 minutes. The lead reached 20 on a Dainius Salenga triple early in the second quarter and the hosts never looked back. Salenga finished with 19 points for the winners, Maciulis and Tadas Klimavicius added 18 each and Mantas Kalnietis recorded 13 points and 8 assists. Eidson paced L. Rytas with 17 points and 9 assists, Milko Bjelica added 16 points, Arturas Jomantas 14 and Justinas Sinica had 11. Game 4 is on Thursday in Vilnius. Meanwhile Neptunas beat Siauliai 90-95 behind 21 points from Martynas Mazeika to close the gap in the third-place series to 2-1.

Finals Playoffs, best of 7 games

Record	Team	Game 1	G. 2	G. 3	G. 4	G. 5	G. 6	G. 7
1	Zalgiris (1)	84	58	110	May14	May18	*May20	*May23
2	Lietuvos Rytas (2)	94	100	84	-	-	-	-
2	3rd place Siauliai	101	101	90	May13	*May15
1	3rd place Neptunas	93	93	95	-	-

Final and 3rd place, Playoffs round games
Game 1	Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas	84-94	May 6
Game 1	Siauliai vs. Neptunas	101-93	May 4
Game 2	Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris	100-58	May 9
Game 2	Neptunas vs. Siauliai	93-101	May 7
Game 3	Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas	110-84	May 11
Game 3	Siauliai vs. Neptunas	90-95	May 10
Game 4	Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris	-	May 14
Game 4	Neptunas vs. Siauliai	-	May 13
Game 5	Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas	-	May 18
Game 5	Siauliai vs. Neptunas	-	*May 15
Game 6	Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris	-	*May 20
Game 7	Zalgiris vs. Lietuvos Rytas	-	*May 23