Photo: J. Mockus
The intriguing semi-final of 7bet-NKL started with a points race in which Jurbarkas-Karys was superior. Pupils of Povilas Valaitis are visiting 100:94 (25:24, 21:17, 20:25, 34:28) broke Palanga “Olimpas” and took away their home advantage.
In the semi-final series up to three victories, Jurbarka players took the lead 1-0. The next match will be played in Jurbarka on Tuesday.
The end of the third quarter belonged to “Olimp” – the visitors were unable to find a path to the opponent’s basket, and taking advantage of this, the Palangi team went on a 14-0 run and overturned the result at the beginning of the decisive quarter (68:66).
Player of the match | |
EFF 24 | |
Mindaugas Lukauskis | |
Points | 13 |
Accuracy | 5-10 |
Rebound balls | 5 |
Effective passes | 8 |
The experience of the veterans came into play when Jurbarkas needed it the most. After Vytautas Šarakauskas scored 6 points in a row, the guests restored a double-digit lead with 4 minutes left in the game (87:76).
However, after a one-minute break, on the other side of the barricades, Marius Runkauskas also spoke his word as a veteran by nailing four long shots and with a minute and a half remaining, he reduced the deficit of “Olympus” to 2 points (90:92).
On the other side of the field, Tomas Delininkaitis, who provoked a foul, realized both penalties (94:90), and as the last minute ticked, Lukas Žukauskas added a three-pointer to the opponent’s basket (97:90).
After the meeting, Paulius Danisevičius answered with a long shot (93:97), but Karolis Kokoška nailed the last nail in this meeting from the corner 18 seconds before, which secured the first victory of the Jurbarka team in the series – 100:94.
The visiting team was led to victory by Lukauskis, who had 13 points (2/2 doubles, 3/8 triples), 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 24 utility points in 37 minutes.
He was best assisted by Ignas Juškevičius, who scored 19 points (8/11 doubles, 0/1 triples), 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 22 efficiency points in 23 minutes.
For Palangiški, Julius Kazakauskas scored 17 points (1/5 doubles, 3/4 triples, 6/6 penalty), rebounded 7 balls, made 7 assists and collected 27 utility points in 35 minutes.
Runkauskas, who repeated his personal three-point record in the “7bet-NKL” championships, collected 25 points (8/14 three-pointers, 1/1 penalty), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 24 efficiency points in 30.5 minutes.
Paulius Kazlauskas did not help the seaside team, and Aidas Kavaliauskas and Artūrs Pelšs did not play for the guests.
Olimpas: Marius Runkauskas 25 (8/14 tr., 5 fouls), Julius Kazakauskas 17 (3/4 tr., 6/6 penalties, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 27 assists) ), Paulius Danisevičius (7 assists), Karolis Guščikas (6/12 doubles, 10 rebounds) and Robert Subotkevič (2/4 triples) 12 each, Šarūnas Valunta 10 (5/6 doubles) .
“Jurbarkas-Karys”: Ignas Juškevičius 19 (8/11 doubles), Karolis Kokoška (2/8 doubles, 4/7 triples, 4 assists, 4 goals) and Lukas Žukauskas (4/ 5 triples) after 16, Vytautas Šarakauskas 15 (6/8 doubles, 7 rebounds, 4 errors), Mindaugas Lukauskis 13 (3/8 triples, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 goals per game), Mintautas Bulanovas 11 (2/4 pts., 7 shots on goal), Tomas Delininkaitis 10 (8/10 penalties, 4 shots on goal).
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