Žalgiris had a slow start again, they couldn’t stop Vasilijė Micičius and Rodrigue Beaubois, and already in the first half they were behind by a double-digit difference – 8:19. However, Tyler Cavanugh successfully came off the bench and scored just before the second-half buzzer Dovydas Giedraitis tied the result – 33:33.
After the big break, the visitors scored 3 points and built a lead of 15 points – 48:63. But it wasn’t the end yet: in the fourth quarter Anadolu Efes’ lead was no longer in doubt and exceeded 20 points becoming overwhelming.
The fantastically attacking visitors from Istanbul managed 17 long shots (17/29, 59%), while the Kaunas side managed only 4 of 20 shots (20%).
In the ranks of “Zalgiris” he only stood out more clearly Tyleris Cavanaugh with 15 points (4/6 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers, 4/5 penalties), 8 rebounds and 21 assists.
.@Roland_Smith down the walkway to IGNITE at the edge 🚀#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/MUeKeYwkxZ
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 9, 2022
Matches:
Kaunas “Zalgiris” – Istanbul “Anadolu Efes” 60:86 (19:25, 14:8, 15:30, 12:23).
“Zalgiri”: Tyler Cavanaugh 15 (8 umpires), Edgar Ulanov (6 rebounds, 6 rebounds) and Ignas Brazdeikis 9 each, Rolandas Šmitas 8 (5 rebounds), Arnas Butkevičius 7, Kevarrius Hayes, Keenan Evans (0/4 three-pointers, 5 rebounds) and Dovydas Giedraitis 4 points each. Mantas Kalnietis (11mins), Laurynas Birutis (6mins) and Liutauras Lelevičius (1mins) did not score any points and Motiejus Krivas did not play.
„Anatolian Ephesus“: Rodrigue Beaubois 20 (5/8 by 3), Vasilije Micicius 19 (4/8 three-pointers), Will Clyburn 17 (4/6 three-pointers), Amath M’Baye 9 (3/4 three-pointers), Tibor Pleiss 7, Ante Žižičius and Bryant Dunston 6 each, Elijah Bryant 2 points.
A dominant display in Kaunas from @AnadoluEfesSK in round 12 #EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/1XXojEPLme
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 9, 2022
After four home wins, Žalgiris did not defend their borders for the first time last week, losing 67:81 to Panathinaikos of Athens.
At that time, the men of “Anadolu Efes”, who are accelerating after a difficult start to the season, have already won four games in a row – they overtook both “Barcelona”, “Olimpi” from Milan, “Virtus” from Bologna, and “Olympiakos” of Piraeus.
Euroleague: Zalgiris – Anadolu Efes
The final siren announced the painful failure of “Žalgiris” – 60:86 https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1601301787155501056
On top of that, W. Clyburn made a three-pointer with a foul – 55:78.
Shots by A. Butkevičius and V. Micičius also pierced the net – 55:72.
K. Maksvytis also earned a technical foul – 55:74.
R. Beaubois enjoyed from afar – 52:69.
D. Giedraitis bravely played both defense and offense – 52:64.
After three quarters, the deficit of “Žalgiris” reached 15 points – 48:63.https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1601295875137208320
After long shots by Amath M’Baye and W. Clyburn – 41:54.
Despite the consultation, the visitors’ lead continued to grow – 39:48.
Having scored three points, T. Pleiss, R. Beaubois and V. Micičius forced K. Maksvytis to stop the game again – 39:44.
E. Ulanovas, R. Šmitas and K. Evans created an advantage for the hosts – 39:35.
In the last 3 min. 30 sec. the teams scored just two runs. After two quarters, the score is 33:33.https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1601287235420422144
A. Butkevičius had a long shot at the end of the attack, E. Ulanovas and R. Šmitas also added points – 31:33.
“Anadolu Efes” took the lead after Antė Žižičius played a good run – 24:33.https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1601284031962034176
The active T. Cavanaugh brought the players of Žalgiris even closer to their rivals – 22:25.
The first half was won by the runners-up of Turkey – 19:25.https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1601281080325115905
Tyler Cavanaugh and Will Clyburn, who came off the bench, traded neat three-point shots – 4:22 p.m.
The situation was corrected by the points of Arno Butkevičius and E. Ulanov – 13:19.
K. Maksvytis’ early break – 8:19 – didn’t help either.
The guests, led by V. Micičius and R. Beaubois, started the match more successfully – 6:10.
Fifth starter “Žalgiris”: Keenan Evans, Ignas Brazdeikis, Edgar Ulanovs, Rolandas Šmitas and Kevarrius Hayes. Fifth starter “Anadolu Efes”: Vasilijė Micičius, Rodrigue Beaubois, Elijah Bryant, Achille Polonara and Tibor Pleiss.
Lukas Lekavičius has been out of the green-and-white ranks for at least a month after breaking a rib. Even the defenders got sick Thomas Dimsha to Karolis Lukošiūnas.
Former @guerrieri center Andris Biedrins enjoying @Euroleague match in Kaunas! 🇱🇻 pic.twitter.com/vRgVIwGUdv
— BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) December 9, 2022
Ergins Ataman’s troops, winners of the last two EuroLeague seasons, can’t do without an injury Shane’as Larkinas.
Next week in the EuroLeague is double: on Tuesday the Kaunas team will visit Belgrade, against “Crven Zvezda”, which boasts a streak of five consecutive victories, and on Thursday they will host Real Madrid at home.
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