Author: Raminta Kaminskaite

Photo: bc.lrytas.lt

Lietuvos rytas remains unbeaten in the MasterCard Baltic Basketball league (BBL) Elite division. Tonight Lietuvos rytas  met Nevezis from Kedainiai and won the game 110:80.

Top scorers:

Lietuvos rytas: M.Bjelica 24 (6 rebs.), J.Valanciunas (8 rebs.), K.Bajramovic (6 rebs.)  -  16, M.Gecevicius 12, D.Zavackas (7 rebs.), S.Babrauskas -  11, J.Sinica 9.

Nevezis:E.Dimsa 20 (8 rebs.), R.Uzas 14, P.Beliavicius 12, M.Simonavicius 11, D.Silinskis 8.

The game in Vilnius started for Vilnius team much better. The hosts, with the assistance  of Milko Bjelica, accumulated tangible advantage - 10:2. Still, after M.Simonavicius and D.Silinskis 3 points shots, the result became almost even - 10:8. Lietuvos rytas showed a good play in the offense, but the team defense had problems also. Until the end of the  first quarter Nevezis was close  - 32:25.

In the second quarter Lietuvos rytas demonstrated good basketball and scored the points without a bigger problems. But Nevezis in this quarter was not so good, because Lietuvos rytas in the fourth  minute had double-digit advantage - 39:29. At the end of this quarter Lietuvos rytas reached 17 points difference, that was dangerous for Nevezis. Until big break Lietuvos rytas played safely - 57:43.

In the third quarter  nothing did not change. Despite the fact that Nevezis did not want to give up  and tried to fight (55:64, 5 min.), but Lietuvos rytas was stronger. With the good play of Bjelica and Bajramovic Lietuvos rytas did not let to restore the intrigue - 84:65.

The last quarter was just formality. Lietuvos rytas only increased its advantage and the winner was clear.