Zalgiris demolishes Anadolu Efes at home 14

Zalgiris Kaunas remains perfect at home in the Andrea Trinchieri era after beating Anadolu Efes Istanbul 96-70 (34-14, 24-23, 18-22, 20-11) in EuroLeague Round 24.

After losing by 4 points at Efes back in Round 7, Wednesday night’s 26-point victory gave Zalgiris the head-to-head advantage. Both teams now share a 9-15 record.

Laurynas Birutis led the way for Zalgiris with a team-high 18 points, while Rolands Smits, Brady Manek and Edgaras Ulanovas had 13 points apiece. Tomas Dimsa had 11 points and 7 assists, too.

Efes’s Will Clyburn was the game’s leading scorer with 19 points, with Darius Thompson joining him in double figures with 17.

There was no stopping Zalgiris in the early stages as the hosts netted 34 points in the first quarter, which is a club record for an opening period. Efes, meanwhile, scored just 14, meaning it trailed 34-14 after 10 minutes.

Zalgiris extended its lead to as many as 30 points in the second quarter, but Efes fought back and found itself down by 21 points, 58-37, at the half.

Despite Thompson leading an Efes charge in the third, the visitors could not cope with the likes of Birutis and Ulanovas, among others, as Zalgiris led 76-59 entering the fourth.

There was little sense of drama in the final period as Zalgiris was able to coast its way to a 96-70 win.

Comments

  1. Zzz

    O kad būtų Trinchieri anksčiau atvažiavęs… Pagaliau laisvas, gražus žaidimas, o ne ta Kazio gimdykla.

  2. Darius

    sutinku, italas pakeite Zalgirio zaidima i gera. Puiki pergale, todel nesinori radyti jokio negatyvo, nes duobeliu rungtynese buna visada. Svarbu susitvarke. Nuo pradziu paeme efesa uz gerkles,
    tokiu rungtyniu per sezona buna nedaug, nepatiko tik kaip visada visai nemastantis Sunmeris.

  3. BBD meras

    Su pergale! Žalia-Balta!

  4. Opa

    Nu ka . Gražiausios kolkas rungtynes . Sveikinimai

  5. :)

    Wow, tiesiog wow.

  6. 💚💚💚

    Su įspūdinga pergale visus! Sveikinimai ir “Žalgirio” vadovybei, pavėluotai, bet supratusiai pagrindinę komandos problemą… Ačiū, Andrea Trinchieri. Sėkmingo penktadienio vakaro “Žalgirio” arenoje!

  7. Saulius

    Nuostabus žaidimas, šaunu

  8. 709

    Su pergale.

  9. KOCMOC

    ka busi pasiekusi musu rinktine turint toki zaidima, greita, nekisant visu kamuoliu i baudos aikstele, laukia baisus metai rinktines su buroku

  10. 34 taskai

    Fantastika akiai zaidimas patvarkyta antra turku komanda dideliu skirtumu kaip bebutu butu anksciau atvykes Trinchieri butume ikrintamosiose butume nugaleje Barca Maccabi Birutis MVP 😃💚🤍👏

  11. Trinchieri

    Dabar jau galejom turet 10 11 pergaliu

  12. Sumner

    Nu kai iseina Sumner tai prasideda jovalas gerai kad skirtumas didelis kai daro zaidime nesusipratimus

  13. KOCMOC

    faktas kad su situo treneriu nebutume pralaimeja 2 kartus asvel ir 1 karta albai, 3 pergales kurios mus darytu konkurencingus del patekimo i atkrintamasias, eilinis irodymas kiek daug duoda geras treneris, eile pvz, virtus, baskonia, ulker, tie patys siauliai, ismete trenerius, pasamde kur kas geresnius ir rezultatai sauna i virsu, man labai gaila del musu rinktines, jinai verta geresnio trenerio

  14. sveikinimai

    žalgirio fanams , geriausios rungtynes , žaidžiant namuose nera jokios baimes , kaip sita nusinesti i isvykas? džiaugiuosi kad mano nuomone del maksvycio keitimo pasitvirtino ir tik ant dabartinio GM krenta kalte del tu papildomu pergaliu nebuvimo, be to reiktu jau keisti ir skauta nes cia ne balu cirkas , reikia surasti zaidejus bet jam nelabai kol kas sekasi.