Lietuvos Rytas top Lietkabelis in Panevezys
Lietuvos Rytas carried over their momentum into the festive season, headlining Saturday's four-game slate in the Betsafe LKL with an important win against Lietkabelis on the road in Panevezys.
The Rimas Kurtinaitis-coached guests from Vilnius built a winning advantage in the third quarter and saw out a late comeback attempt to triumph 75-69 and improve to a 12-4 record in the standings.
Loukas Mavrokefalidis came back from an injury with a 16-point display for Lietuvos Rytas, while Rokas Giedraitis and Ben Madgen chipped in with 15 and 12 points apiece in the win.
The second unit scored 51 of 75 points for the visitors, with the trio of top scorers all starting the game from the bench as well.
Ksistof Lavrinovic and Adas Juskevicius were the only double-digit scorers for Lietkabelis, collecting 17 and 14 points respectively.
It was the fifth consecutive loss for the Panevezys side, who have now dropped to 10-6 in the league standings after a great start of the season.