Juventus has no answers for Zalgiris 0

LithuaniaBasketball.com

This year’s Lithuanian League (LKL) finals will be no different to the ones of previous years, as Zalgiris eased past Juventus 90-65 (21-14, 23-17, 20-18, 26-16) in the second game of the semifinal series to advance to the next round having won the tie 2-0.

The Greens will face Lietuvos Rytas in the final, as the side from Vilnius destroyed Rudupis to advance to the next round as well. Zalgiris will try to dethrone the defending Lithuanian champions Lietuvos Rytas and bring back the trophy to Kaunas after a two year break.

DeJuan Collins and Mantas Kalnietis both scored 13 points for Zalgiris, while Paulius Jankunas was also effective with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 11 points, Marcus Brown chipped in with 10 while Travis Watson and Omar Samhan finished with 8 points each.

Zygimantas Sestokas and Vaidas Cepukaitis both scored 13 points, with the latter adding 9 boards. Arunas Vasiliauskas had 12 while Aurimas Adomaitis and Aurimas Kieza finished the game with 6 points each.

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