Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz kept its momentum going by downing Zalgiris Kaunas 93-73 at home on Wednesday. It outscored Zalgiris 45-22 in the final 15 minutes and easy baskets had to do a lot with it.
Baskonia dominated Zalgiris in the paint
Baskonia's physical display paid off in the fourth quarter and that allowed the hosts to get many easy baskets in transition. Baskonia converted 25 of 42 two-pointers (59.5%) and limited Zalgiris to just 16-of-33 shooting inside the arc (48.5%). Baskonia used its guards to attack the rim, as Darius Thompson, Pierria Henry and Rokas Giedraitis combined to make 14 of 20 two-point shots (70%).
Game Videos
Zalgiris ended up committing 15 turnovers and Baskonia collected 11 steals, turning most of them into easy points. Baskonia took excellent care of the call, finishing the game with 19 assists and just 8 turnovers. Added to its many turnovers, Zalgiris finished the game with just 12 assists and did not find answers from downtown either, making just 9 of 28 three-point shots (32.1%).