Zalgiris's offense is slowly waking up with three straight 85-plus point showings in victories
Zalgiris brushes past ALBA, 66-86, for third straight win
Game Report
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Zalgiris Kaunas extended its winning streak to three games as it defeated ALBA Berlin 66-86 on the road. Zalgiris took control of the game with a 2-22 run spanning the first two quarters to improve to 10-6 including 4-4 away from home.
Sylvain Francisco paced the Lithuanian side with 16 points while Lonnie Walker tallied 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Zalgiris, which has won two straight road games after a previous three-game road losing skid. ALBA has now lost three in a row and six of its last seven for a 3-13 record. David McCormack scored a career-high 19 points and Yanni Wetzell added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the loss.
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Olympiacos Piraeus-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic with a big two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dunston's big swat! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie Walker: 'When we're locked in on defense, I don't think there's anyone who can beat us'
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ALBA Berlin-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Birutis skies for the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Ziga Samar joins the EuroLeague Fantasy Podcast!
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Lonnie Walker: 'It was a collective win'
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Real Madrid-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic puts it back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a monster jam by Wetzell! Motorola Magic Moment
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Huge dunk by McCormack! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie Walker: 'Our defensive effort led our team'
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FANS go CRAZY for this dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic's put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smailagic's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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David McCormack: 'I play hard and I play with passion'
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Schneider's poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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McCormack's alley-oop dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Schneider's poster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Procida's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Matteo Spagnolo joins Episode 6 of EuroLeague & Friends
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lonnie’s lift-off!! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Lonnie Walker: ‘I love the team, I love the organization’
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Francisco hustles back for the block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lonnie’s lift-off!! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Spagnolo's 360 layup! Motorola Magic Moment
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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FC Bayern Munich–ALBA Berlin | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Trevion Williams's touchdown pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EuroLeague & Friends episode 3: Greek derby, Real Madrid’s struggles and more
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ALBA Berlin-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Trevion Williams: 'We showed who we are as a team'
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Spagnolo dances with Mannion and scores! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Schneider throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Zalgiris got on the board first and twice was evened by ALBA before Francisco converted a three-point play and three-pointer for a 7-12 early cushion. Deividas Sirvydis and Brady Manek sandwiched triples around 4 Ignas Brazdeikis points in a 0-12 run over the final 4:17 minutes of the first quarter for a 10-24 Zalgiris lead.
Zalgiris scored the first 4 points of the second quarter to increase the run to 0-16 to go up 10-28. After Trevion Williams ended ALBA’s 6-minute scoreless drought, Manek and Walker went back-to-back from deep and the advantage swelled to 12-34. Dovydas Giedraitis’s three-point play had Zalgiris still up 20-41 before ALBA scored 8 straight points for a 28-41 gap. Zalgiris led 30-45 at the break.
ALBA started the second half in good fashion with the first 6 points to make it a single-digit deficit at 36-45. Zalgiris needed more than 2 minutes to score but had the next 6 points to re-establish a 15-point gap. The Zalgiris defense was back up to speed and triples by Sirvydis and Francisco made it 42-63. Manek added a third three-pointer and the score was 46-69 after 30 minutes.
Zalgiris did not let ALBA really cut into the margin in the final frame, leading 49-75. Not even a quick 5 points to make it 54-72 with 5 minutes left helped. The hosts did not get closer than 17 points the rest of the way.
