Rihards Lomažs Scores 18 Points in Cedevita Olimpija Defeat
Latvian basketball player Rihards Lomažs recorded 18 points in 19 minutes and 13 seconds on Saturday in the Adriatic League, but his team, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, lost 81-95 at home to Budučnost Podgorica, according to sportazinas.com.
Lomažs Leads Scorers Despite Home Defeat
Lomažs led all scorers in the Group A match while logging his most productive performance yet in the Adriatic League. He shot three of six on two-pointers, three of five from beyond the arc, and five of six from the free-throw line. Beyond his scoring output, the Latvian guard contributed three rebounds, two assists, and three steals against one turnover and one personal foul. He drew six fouls from opponents, posted a plus-minus rating of -7, and earned a team-high efficiency rating of 22.
The visiting side relied on Justin Smith and Iverson Jones, who scored 16 points each. Smith added nine rebounds, while Jones delivered five assists. Following the result, Cedevita Olimpija sits fifth in the ten-team Group A standings with a 2-2 record. In Group B action, Dubai defeated Bosna Sarajevo 93-83 away without Dāvis Bertāns in the lineup, securing their fourth win in four games to claim first place in the group.
Strautiņš and Roma Fall in Overtime in Italy
Artūrs Strautiņš and Roma dropped an Italian Serie A away fixture 103-110 in overtime against Varese, with quarter scores reading 28-32, 17-17, 22-17, 28-29, and 8-15 in the extra session. Strautiņš played 29 minutes and finished with nine points, hitting two of three two-pointers, one of three three-pointers, and two of two free throws.
Blumbergs Scores 11 Against Barcelona in ACB Play
Roberts Blumbergs and Casademont Zaragoza fell 81-99 on the road against Barcelona in the Spanish ACB. The Latvian forward played 23 minutes and 59 seconds, putting up 11 points on two-of-five shooting inside the arc and two-of-four from deep, alongside one make on two free-throw attempts. He added four rebounds, two assists, one drawn foul, a -14 plus-minus, and 12 efficiency points. Elsewhere, UCAM Murcia defeated Coruna 88-81 at home in a match featuring limited minutes for Mārcis Šteinbergs and Kārlis Šiliņš. Šteinbergs went scoreless in three minutes and 49 seconds with two rebounds, one assist, one turnover, one foul, a -2 plus-minus, and zero efficiency. Šiliņš played 15 minutes and 35 seconds, scoring two points on one-of-two two-pointers with three rebounds, three fouls, one drawn foul, a -12 plus-minus, and an efficiency rating of two.
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