2024-04-16 07:03:47
Due to this victory, the series of failures of Šiauliai’s away team that lasted for several months ended. The last time they won away from home was on January 8, when they crushed “Milk Stars” of Pasvalis 115:72.
With five rounds left, the Šiauliai team is three wins behind Jonava’s CBet (10-15) team, which is in eighth place.
It is true that the advantage between them belongs to Jonavis, so Šiauliai basketball players need to score at least one more victory. All the teams ranked 2-6 are still waiting on their way.
The guests, who had a better start, gained a double-digit lead (17:7) in the first half. For a long time, the distance between the teams remained similar, but in the second quarter, led by Amit Eb and Zane Waterman, the Kedai players gradually started to eliminate the lag, until finally they took the lead for the first time (39:38). However, they finished the first part of the match trailing by a minimal difference – 44:45.
After the break, the initiative was taken back by the people of Šiauliai. They met the decisive ten-minute section with a relatively confident lead (70:59).
Not only that, soon the team already scored 20 points (81:61). However, Courtney Ramey breathed life into his team again and quickly cut the deficit in half (73:83).
LJ Thorpe started to extinguish the hosts’ hopes. In the last minutes, the people of Kedaine did not create a miracle.
LJ Thorpe had a solid game for the winners with 25 points (3/6 FT), 6 assists and 28 RBI. Shaquille Keith also played efficiently, scoring 15 points, 4 assists and 21 assists.
The excellent A. Ebo did not save the hosts from failure – the Israeli added 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 31 utility points to 23 points (3/6 threes). C. Ramey (23 points, 4/9 threes) and Z. Watermanas (20 points, 3/5 threes) who took the role of leaders in different parts of the match were productive.
This time, the people of Kedaine played without Carlos Jurgens, the Šiauliai team was not helped by Eimantas Stankevičius, whose season is probably over.
Nevēžis-Optibet: Courtney Ramey and Amit Ebo each 23, Zane Waterman 20, Justin Marcinkevičius 7.
Šiauliai: LJ Thorpe 25, Shaquille Keith 15, Paulius Danusevičius 12, Sean Armand 9, Daniel Baslykas and Tomas Pavelka 8 each, Bennett Vander Plas 6.
Until Monday, both teams had 6 wins each and only theoretical chances to take the eighth place, which guarantees the extension of the season – competition in the LKL playoffs.
In the last round, “Nevėžis” lost at home to the capital’s “Rytui” 79:88, while “Šiauliai” beat Pasvalis “Pieno živeztezes” 98:89.
In this season of the LKL, the clubs have already played against each other twice and shared a victory: in the first match, “Nevėžis” won 89:84, and in the second, Šiauliai defeated Kėdaini 85:77.
2024-04-16 07:03:47