The visitors strolled to a comfortable win as they led throughout the lopsided contest.
Wolves sink Hamburg, 71-84, to stay on playoff course
Game Report
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Wolves Vilnius improved their record to 4-3 in BKT EuroCup Group A after breezing to a 71-84 win at Veolia Towers Hamburg in a one-sided Round 8 clash. The Lithuanian side led from start to finish and Hamburg, which dropped to 1-7, never threatened to turn the game around after falling behind 0-15 early on.
Djordje Gagic, Tre’Shawn Thurman and Kristupas Zemaitis led a balanced effort for Wolves with 14 points each. Regimantas Minotas chipped in with an impressive double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds, as the visitors racked up 45 boards of which 17 were offensive. They also dished out 20 assists to underline a flowing team effort at both ends of the court.
Mark Hughes paced a misfiring Hamburg with 14 points, V.J. King scored 13 and Seth Hinrichs added 11 for the home side, which shot 8 of 25 from three-point range and 15 of 39 from inside the arc.
Wolves riot out of the gate
Rampant Wolves roared into a 0-15 lead, with Hamburg netting its first shot from the floor with 5:43 minutes left in the first quarter. The visitors did damage in the paint time and again while Hamburg was forced into a barrage of tough perimeter shots in the first quarter.
The hosts stepped up their defense and slashed the deficit to 20-24 early in the second, but Wolves were soon able to pull away on the back of a 0-8 run and stayed in cruise control to lead 37-47 at halftime.
Game Videos
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London Lions-Wolves Vilnius | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 18 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:43
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Wolves Vilnius-Hamburg Towers | 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
- 03:44
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 16 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 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
- 03:34
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:34
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Magic Moment: Christmas forces OT!
- 00:07
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Magic Moment: Meisner's huge block!
- 00:19
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Magic Moment: Hughes's big dunk
- 03:27
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Prometey Slobozhanske-Wolves Vilnius | Round 15 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Brooks dunks in traffic!
- 03:44
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Joventut Badalona | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: King dunks with aplomb!
- 03:49
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Wolves Vilnius-Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:07
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Magic Moment: Kariniauskas sets up Zukauskas for the slam!
- 03:26
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Wolves Vilnius| Round 2 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:19
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Magic Moment: Mekowulu powers his way up
- 03:51
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:35
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Besiktas JK Istanbul-Wolves Vilnius | Round 13 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Brooks with a two-handed slam!
- 04:15
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Paris Basketball-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 12 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:44
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Wolves Vilnius-Joventut Badalona | Round 12 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Kariniauskas to Thurman alley-oop!
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Thurman's monster slam!
- 03:37
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London Lions-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Christmas dunks in traffic!
- 00:13
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Magic Moment: Olaseni's big block!
- 03:45
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Wolves Vilnius-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:06
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Magic Moment: Mekowulu throws it down with force over Hoard!
- 03:49
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Wolves Vilnius-Paris Basketball | Round 10 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:56
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Prometey Slobozhanske | Round 10 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:25
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Magic Moment of the Night: Mekowulu rocks the rim!
- 03:34
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Umana Reyer Venice-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:47
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Wolves Vilnius-London Lions | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:11
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Magic Moment: Hughes finishes nice Hamburg break!
- 00:08
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Magic Moment: Juskevicius to Mekowulu alley-oop!
- 00:18
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Magic Moment: Mekowulu rocks the rim!
- 03:26
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Top 10 Plays | Round 8 | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 03:48
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Veolia Towers Hamburg-Wolves Vilnius | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:52
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Codi Miller-McIntyre | RS Round 8 MVP | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 03:43
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-FC Barcelona | Round 8 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Codi to Chima showtime!
- 00:12
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Magic Moment: Sedekerskis powering it home!
- 03:10
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Wolves Vilnius-Umana Reyer Venice | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:08
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Magic Moment: Lapro's nice dish!
- 03:45
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Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Veolia Towers Hamburg | Round 7 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:09
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Magic Moment: Dziewa feeds King for hammer!
- 00:17
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Magic Moment: Hughes skies for the dunk!
Hamburg's rally was not enough
Hamburg cut the deficit to 46-52 early in the third but that was as good as it got for the hosts, as the visitors conjured a 10-2 streak to put the game out of the home team’s reach. Hamburg fought hard to stay in touch, but whenever it looked capable of closing in, Wolves hit a timely perimeter shot to stay in the driving seat. It was lights out for Hamburg after Wolves extended their advantage to 57-73 early in the fourth and they closed out the game in second gear to move up the standings.
