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Birutis adjusted and made Zalgiris better
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Laurynas Birutis returned to Zalgiris Kaunas and the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season after three years away. He struggled at first, but has fully adjusted to the competition and proved it against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Round 17.
Birutis went on Prienai on loan in the 2019-20 campaign and played two years in Spain for Monbus Obradoiro before returning to Zalgiris. He earned Spanish League MVP of the Round honors twice and averaged 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in his second season with Obradoiro. After his return home, Birutis had failed to score in double digits in his first 15 EuroLeague games, but things changed against AS Monaco in Round 16 when he posted career-highs of 10 points, 7 rebounds and 12 PIR.
Game Videos
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We look forward to Abu Dhabi'
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Tarik Biberovic: 'I worked all my life for these moments'
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Paris Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Pierre and Birch combine to perfection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fener’s perfect team play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tarik Biberovic: 'Nothing is finished yet'
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'Today we took a very big step forward'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin's buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
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Role players came up big for Fenerbahce
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Devon Hall: 'Taking care of home court is most important'
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We got the job done'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baldwin beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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McCollum with a sweet dime for Hall! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nigel Hayes-Davis: 'We played probably 16 good minutes, which is not good'
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FC Bayern Munich-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Baldwin with the alley-oop dunk in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:30
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Sylvain Francisco: 'I just can't wait for next season'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic throws it down in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Birutis hammers home the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hayes-Davis wins it! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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AS Monaco-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball| RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hayes-Davis wins it! Motorola Magic Moment
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Guduric beats the first-half buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Wong finds Smailagic for the slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Dunston’s dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Francisco for the win! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Sylvain Francisco: 'I knew I was gonna make it!'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Paris Basketball | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wade Baldwin: 'We’re striving to be a top-four team'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a block by Isaiah Wong! Motorola Magic Moment
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Butkevicius and Birutis shine for Zalgiris! Motorola Magic Moment
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Smailagic denies at the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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McCollum’s over-the-head assist! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: Fenerbahce becoming champion in 2017
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Wade Baldwin: 'It was a revenge game for us'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McCollum rejects Flaccadori! Motorola Magic Moment
Against Fenerbahce, Birutis went one step higher, leading Zalgiris to an 86-66 victory with 15 points on 7-of-10 two-point shooting, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a PIR of 27. In the last two games, Coach Kazys Makvytis has decided to play him over 20 minutes per game and Birutis got the message, drastically improving his numbers.
"It was a really tough, physical game from the first minute. We lost Keenan [Evans] in the first minute, so all the team picked it up for him," Birutis said after the game. "I felt well. My teammates helped me a lot passing the ball and on defense, it's everybody's job, the whole team."