19/06/202521:22
Zalgiris Kaunas stayed alive with a 30-15 fourth-quarter run. Game 5 for the title now returns to Kaunas
Zalgiris Kaunas edged out Rytas Vilnius 84-83 in Game 4 of the Lithuanian Finals, thanks to a huge fourth-quarter comeback and a clutch three-pointer by Sylvain Francisco.
Francisco scored 29 points with 7 assists and 5 rebounds, while Brazdeikis added 26. The green-and-white held off a red-hot RJ Cole, who had 22 points for Rytas.
The championship will be decided in Game 5 at Zalgirio Arena. Rytas aimed for back-to-back titles, but Zalgiris kept its dreams alive.
Tomas Masiulis’ team finished its preseason campaign with four wins in five games
The decision comes amid growing tensions over the men’s national team’s poor results and the scandal involving former women’s national team coach Rimantas Grigas.
Saben Lee is set to miss the London Invitational after suffering a hamstring strain.
The Lithuanian center left the game against Baku Sabah as a precaution. Masiulis: “He could have continued playing, but we didn’t want to take any risks.”
The Lithuanian center was forced to leave the court in the first quarter against Baku Sabah and did not return.
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