CSKA puts halt to Zalgiris streak 17

In a battle of long-time rivals, CSKA Moscow grabbed its seventh consecutive home win in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing Zalgiris Kaunas 83-73 at Megasport Arena on Wednesday.

CSKA improved to 15-4 and is guaranteed to continue holding first place alone in the standings through the end of this double-round wee. Meanwhile, Zalgiris dropped to 11-8 and saw its six-game winning streak come to an end.

Mike James led the winners with 21 points. Toko Shengelia added 18, Darrun Hilliard 17, Johannes Voigtmann 11 and Nikola Milutinov 10. Milutinov made his a double-double, with 14 rebounds, while Nikita Kurbanov dished a career-high 7 assists for CSKA.

Zalgiris got 16 points from Marius Grigonis, 14 from Thomas Walkup and 11 each from Nigel Hayes and Lukas Lekavicius.

Hilliard got CSKA going with a couple of jumpers while Milutinov added a dunk and a layup for an 8-0 lead. Arturas Milaknis and Hayes rescued Zalgiris with consecutive three-pointers before Shengelia and Milutinov restored a 12-6 CSKA edge. Walkup followed a jumper with a triple but James singlehandedly kept CSKA in charge, 16-11. Semen Antonov hit a mid-range jumper to fix the score at 18-11 after 10 minutes.

Voigtmann dunked early in the second quarter and added a running hook and a bomb from downtown for a double-digit CSKA lead, 25-14. Joffrey Lauvergne stepped up with a tip-in and Lekavicius downed a jumper but Hilliard and Kurbanov kept CSKA ahead 29-18. James struck from downtown and Shengelia followed a second-chance layup with a three-pointer. Walkup hit a mid-range shot and Grigonis had 8 quick points, including a layup-plus-foul that kept Zalgiris within 39-30. Hilliard sank back-to-back triples, however, to boost CSKA’s margin to 45-32 at halftime.

Shengelia re-emerged with a put-back layup and a dunk soon after the break. James bettered Milaknis’ close basket with a corner triple that Walkup answered from downtown. He then added a layup to give Zalgiris hope at 52-39. Grigonis buried his second three-pointer, getting help from Augustine Rubit and Rokas Jokubaitis to bring the guests even closer, 58-50. Voigtmann sank a six-meter jumper but Lekavicius kept Zalgiris within 60-52 after 30 minutes.

Hayes struck from beyond the arc early in the fourth quarter and Lekavicius added a floater to get Zalgiris within 60-57. CSKA did not panic, though, as Hilliard and James filled an 8-0 run that boosted its lead to 68-57. Lauvergne and Milutinov traded dunks before Grigonis downed his third triple for a 70-62 score with 5 minutes left. James scored in penetration, joining forces with Shengelia and Janis Strelnieks to seal the outcome, 80-67, as Zalgiris did not recover in the final 2 minutes.

Comments

  1. ???

    Sėkmingos viešnagės mūsų mylimai komandai Rusijoje. Kad ir kaip žalgiriečiams susiklostytų abejos rungtynės, lauksime visų laimingai sugrįžtančių, svarbiausia – be traumų ir virusų.

  2. Zalgiris

    Oi cia daug kas tikejosi sausio 13 istorine pergale nuo nuo pirmu minuciu jau skirste Kamuolius Milotinoviciui jau 13 kamuoliu nusieme patys ir nesusimete is geru progu zalgiris

  3. opa

    dvepos jausmas, bet nesutriuskino . aciu nors uz tai

  4. 709

    Nenukabinam nosies bus dar pergaliu.Siandien tiesiog truputi nesiklijavo zaidimas.

  5. Hyper

    Matesi kad nelabai ir norim laimet…. “nesilupo” kaip uz tevyne prie Jasikeviciaus… o tu tarpu CSKA labai norejo laimeti ir laimejo

  6. Grigonis

    Su Cska reikia suzaistI tobulai to nepadareme

  7. Hyper 2

    Nesitikciau kad nenorejo pirmus du kelynius gal ir truko energyjos viska atspindi Neatkovoti kamuoliai daug kur nepataikem demesys Lauvergne isjungtas sunku buvo pries Milotinova netruko net Clayburno Hacketo

  8. Cska arenoje

    Kiek bezaisim Nelaimesim

  9. Darius

    Siandien laimejo stipresne, geriau paruosta ir labiau norejusi pergales komanda. Kas yra sausio 13 vyresnei kartai daugelis zalgirieciu nelabai ir supranta. Nesilupo. Lenta sitaip gauti tai nepaaiskinama.

  10. Penktadieni

    Bayern 82-80 zenit pralose Tai bus pavarge

  11. Lupsis

    Nu kur tu ten Su Milotinovu Lupsis 14 kamuoliu nusieme ir siaip Kamuoliu atsokusiu nepasiemem na Bent Jau Schilleris pasidziauge 3 keliniu Grizom I kova iki -3 Bet pora klaidu ir vel prie +10 Siendien pagaliau blykstelejo Walkupas

  12. 4 kelini

    Perlaike Lekaviciu su jokubaiciu

  13. Maskva

    Nemaloni viesnage Maskvoje iki Zalgirio neatejusI zinute ir atimtas pagrindinis ginklas

  14. heyhey

    matyt reikia sitai komandai tureti ir tokiu rungtyniu kad neuzriestu nosies, as dar gyvenu praejusios pergaliu serijos dziaugsmais ir linkiu susirasti daugiau noro stumdytis su zenitu

  15. Su zenitu

    Manau galima per prieki zaist Tikimes geresniu runktyniu Lauvergne Neduot GudaiciuI dominuos kaip su Pao Bayern

  16. 15min

    Nepavydetina zalgirio situacija vercia ieskoti sprendimu siulys trumpintI LKL sezona

  17. Tomas12

    Taip grigonis reikia zaist ir nekrest nesamoniu.