An all-time LKL upset: Zalgiris won't play in final for the first time ever / News - Basketnews.com

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Lietkabelis Panevezys closed the Lithuanian League semifinals series and made Zalgiris Kaunas miss the finals for the first time in nearly 30 years (since the league was created in 1993). Moreover, Zalgiris didn't lose a single title since 2011.

Points this season

45%73,0Points made:73,0Accuracy:44,9%Place in standings:16Record max:103Record min:51Best scorer:Lukas LekavičiusTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

EuroCup's squad prevailed over the Greens, 86-75 (15-17, 28-15, 24-25, 19-18), and finished the best-of-five series 3-1.

Lietkabelis will meet Rytas Vilnius in the grand final, while Zalgiris will fight Siauliai for the third place. Teams will compete in a best-of-seven series.

Even though Zalgiris opened the game with an 8-0 spurt, Lietkabelis quickly recovered and stabilized their positions (12-10). They ran away from Zalgiris at the end of the second quarter, closing the first half with a 13-4 push and gaining a 13-point lead (41-28).

Despite Zalgiris coming within 5 points (70-75) in the last tally, Lietkabelis pushed the accelerator pedal once more and did not look back (84-72).

Gediminas Orelik led the route for the winners, posting 19 points (2/3 2PT, 2/7 3PT, 9/10 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 20 PIR.

Tyler Cavanaugh and Lukas Lekavicius had 14 points apiece for Zalgiris.

Lietkabelis: Gediminas Orelik 19, Dovydas Giedraitis 12, Kristupas Zemaitis 10, Dorde Gagic 10 (7 REB), Nikola Radicevic 10.

Zalgiris: Tyler Cavanaugh 14, Lukas Lekavicius 14 (5 AST), Joffrey Lauvergne 11, Janis Strelnieks 10.

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