“Jurbarkas-Karys” withstood the three-point show of M. Runkauskas and took away the home advantage from “Olimpos”

The intriguing semi-final of 7bet-NKL started with a points race in which Jurbarkas-Karys was superior. Pupils of Povilas Valaitis 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).

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 responded with a three-pointer (93:97), but Karolis Kokoška nailed the last nail in this meeting from the corner 18 seconds before, which secured the Jurbarka team’s first victory 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 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 Artūras Pelšas did not play for the guests.

Olympus: Marius Runkauskas 25 (8/14 triples, 5 fouls), Julius Kazakauskas 17 (3/4 triples, 6/6 penalties, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 27 shots), 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 assists) and Lukas Žukauskas (4/5 triples) 16 each , Vytautas Šarakauskas 15 (6/8 doubles, 7 rebounds, 4 errors), Mindaugas Lukauskis 13 (3/8 triples, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 assists) , Mintautas Bulanovas 11 (2/4 triples, 7 rebounds), Tomas Delininkaitis 10 (8/10 penalties, 4 rebounds).

The long break: Waterman’s value, Jack’s Republic, the Vovor effect, the battles for 3rd and 6th place and which LKL clubs will be satisfied with the season