{"id":428724,"date":"2025-02-15T22:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=428724"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:01:32","slug":"zalgiris-kaunas-reaches-lithuanian-cup-final-eyes-sixth-straight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/zalgiris-kaunas-reaches-lithuanian-cup-final-eyes-sixth-straight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Zalgiris Kaunas reaches Lithuanian Cup final, eyes sixth straight title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1865\">Despite recent struggles in <strong data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1679\">EuroLeague<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1700\">Zalgiris Kaunas<\/strong> remains dominant in Lithuania. <strong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1755\">Andrea Trinchieri\u2019s<\/strong> squad secured a <strong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1781\">79-56<\/strong> victory over <strong data-start=\"1795\" 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