Nikola Popovic is Lietkabelis's lucky charm
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys beat Germani Brescia 65-74 on the road in Round 16, which extended the hosts' winning streak to five games. Curiously, that run has coincided with the arrival of center Nikola Popovic, who joined the team in late January.
Indeed, Popovic is 5-0 in the EuroCup with Lietkabelis, and his contribution has slowly increased in the last five contests. Against Brescia, Popovic led his team in scoring with 11 points. Lietkabelis had seven other players scoring 6 points or more, which says a lot about the team's balanced offense. Popovic added 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 fouls drawn for a team-high PIR of 13.
Wednesday night's Round 16 fixture was Popovic's third consecutive double-digit game in the competition. In Round 14, Lietkabelis edged Umana Reyer Venice 87-84 at home, with the 25-year-old recording 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a PIR of 17. Popovic had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and a PIR of 13 in Round 15 against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, too. In his five games with the team, Popovic has averaged 8.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and a PIR of 10.0 in 18 minutes on the floor. By adding Popovic and Gediminas Orelik, Lietkabelis has become an unstoppable force and has many reasons to be optimistic moving forward.
Game Videos
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kalaitzakis's circus shot! Magic Moment
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7-bet Lietkabelis-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Stipanovic sends Varnas dunking! Magic Moment
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse| Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Pecarski’s monster block to on Castaneda! Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Stipanovic dunks in front of Pansa! Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Stipanovic with a brilliant behind-the-back assist! Magic Moment
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup p
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:14
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Vasiliauskas dunks in traffic! Magic Moment
- 03:37
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Varnas rocks the rim with a reverse dunk!
- 00:20
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2023-24 BKT EuroCup | Magic Moment of the Night: Maldunas dunks on the break!
- 03:51
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Maldunas dunks on transition!
- 03:43
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Slask Wroclaw | Round 17 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:52
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Umana Reyer Venice-Wolves Vilnius | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:17
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Magic Moment: Casarin flashes behind the back
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Brooks hammers home the alley-oop
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Brooks dunks in traffic
- 03:39
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Turk Telekom Ankara-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Lipkevicius with the sweet dish
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:49
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 01:03
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Bonzie Colson & Chima Moneke | RS Round 18 co-MVPs | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-AS Monaco | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Donta Hall refuses Sorkin!
- 03:45
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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7-bet Lietkabelis-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 12 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Popovic dunks hard!
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Aris Midea Thessaloniki-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Popovic drives and dunk!
- 03:40
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 10 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Popovic with the nice dunk!
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U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Sirvydis beats the buzzer!
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Slask Wroclaw-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:45
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7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:15
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Magic Moment: Sabeckis forces overtime!
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2023-24 BKT EuroCup | Round 6 | Magic Moment of the Night: Sirvydis feed Popovic for a dunk!
- 03:44
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7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys-Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse | Round 6 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:08
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Magic Moment: Sirvydis feeds Popovic for a dunk!
- 03:45
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 5 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:43
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 4 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:49
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ratiopharm Ulm-7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 3 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:28
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7-Bet Lietkabelis Panevezys-Aris Midea Thessaloniki | Round 2 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
