Good practices during the national team break helped Baskonia lay foundation for big victory
Staring at a losing streak, Baskonia answered the bell for first road win
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Regular Season
Round 12 of 34
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz looked done and dusted with a 16-point deficit in one of the toughest places to play. But after a bit of time to reflect on a five-game road losing streak to start the season, the Spanish side answered the bell and took down Zalgiris Kaunas.
Baskonia reeled off 16 straight points spanning the third and fourth quarters to erase Zalgiris’s lead and ended up running away in the final minute for a 70-83 victory to improve to 5-7 - and 1-5 away from home.
“Going into halftime we knew we needed to come out with more energy, more physicality and more just coming out and being us: having fun playing the game. We knew Zalgiris was going to fight like they always do. We matched their energy,” said Donta Hall, who was all over the place with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Game Videos
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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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Olympiacos Piraeus-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Moneke’s block on Milutinov! Motorola Magic Moment
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Forrest rejects Fournier! 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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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz–AS Monaco | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Moneke throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Howard with the sweet dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Moneke's huge alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hall stops Nunez! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hall's alley-oop dunk! 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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Paris Basketball-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:23
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Hall rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Jaramaz denies Lo! Motorola Magic Moment
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Arnas Butkevicius: 'When you work hard, luck is on your side'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-AS Monaco | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a dunk by Donta Hall! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smailagic rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Ulanovas beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dunston wins it! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Bryant Dunston: 'Luckily it went in'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Francisco to Birutis for the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Moneke feeds Hall for a slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Markus Howard: 'I'm excited for what's to come'
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Edgaras Ulanovas dedicates win to late grandfather
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sorkin didn’t see Dunston coming! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Moneke feeds Hall for the power slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Andrea Trinchieri: 'I believe in my players and this is the reward'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Francisco and Birutis at it again! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis hammers it home with a two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Dunston with a fine dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Andrea Trinchieri: 'We won the game five times and we lost the game four times'
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Chima Moneke: 'Good things happen when I am in the game'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
“I feel a lot of our games this season have been we go down a lot and we start fighting. Me personally, I never feel like the game is over, no matter what the score is. As long as there is time on the board,” added Chima Moneke, who tallied a team-high 17 points with 3 three-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Coach Pablo Laso praised two of his team’s unsung heroes - Kamar Baldwin and Trent Forrest, who contributed 10 points and 6 assists; and 14 points respectively.
“Kamar and Trent gave us a lot of intensity defensively. We got some steals and were able to run and we caught up quickly and we didn’t let them finish the game. That was important because we made them doubt themselves,” said the veteran coach.
The 0-16 run turned a 57-40 deficit into a 57-57 tie game and Baskonia eventually pushed the gap out to 61-68. The Spanish side fought off a strong stretch from Zalgiris’s Lonnie Walker and got the win.
It was a strong answer for Baskonia, which according to Hall was able to use the national team break from domestic league action to work on its game:
“Us coming off this break was like a sign of reality. We are on a five-game losing streak. We gotta figure something out here. We had good physical practices and this is what you get.”