Regular Season
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Zalgiris rallied back to defeat Zvezda, 71-66
Game Report
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Zalgiris Kaunas experienced another magical night in front of its fans at Zalgirio Arena after downing Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 71-66 on Friday night. The hosts sparked a 13-0 run late in the fourth quarter, capped by key back-to-back threes by Edgaras Ulanovas, to turn the tables when the visitors were up 57-64 with 4:53 minutes remaining. Zalgiris also grabbed the head-to-head advantage against Zvezda, overcoming the 4-point disadvantage it had from its meeting in Belgrade.
Ulanovas finished the game with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead Zalgiris, while Achille Polonara and Rolands Smits contributed 10 points apiece. Filip Petrusev was the game's leading scorer with 16 points, and Nemanja Nedovic added 11 in the losing effort. Zalgiris improved to 12-8 with its fourth win in a row, while Zvezda dropped to 10-10.
Game Videos
- 03:32
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FC Barcelona - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 29 | Highlights
- 00:12
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Petrusev finds Bentil!
- 00:22
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Mitrovic's circus shot!
- 03:27
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Zalgiris Kaunas - Olympiacos Piraeus | Round 29 | Highlights
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Butkevicius's huge block!
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes stops Fall!
- 03:26
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Panathinaikos Athens - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 28 | Highlights
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Vildoza beats the buzzer with tip-in!
- 03:16
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Zalgiris Kaunas - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | Round 28 | Highlights
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Taylor to Birutis for the slam!
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes with the swat!
- 03:44
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Crvena Zvezda Meridanbet Belgrade - Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 27 | Highlights
- 00:15
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Petrusev throws it down!
- 03:20
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ALBA Berlin - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 27 | Highlights
- 00:13
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Birutis finishes the alley-oop!
- 00:18
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes bats away Sikma’s attempt!
- 00:15
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Birutis rejects Lammers!
- 03:32
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FC Barcelona - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 26 | Highlights
- 03:29
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FC Bayern Munich - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 26 | Highlights
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Mitrovic's big block!
- 00:06
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Petrusev stops Weiler-Babb!
- 03:30
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Top 10 Plays | Round 25 | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:28
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7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Petrusev posterizes Koumadje!
- 03:29
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - ALBA Berlin | Round 25 | Highlights
- 03:19
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Real Madrid - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 25 | Highlights
- 02:11
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Round 24 | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague | Friday review
- 03:43
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Zalgiris Kaunas - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Round 24 | Highlights
- 01:52
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Round 24 | 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague | Thursday review
- 03:32
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - Crvena Zvezda Meridian Bet Belgrade | Round 24 | Highlights
- 00:05
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Dobric seals the win!
- 04:00
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Zalgiris Kaunas - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 23 | Highlights
- 00:13
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7DAYS Magic Moment Hayes hammers it home!
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment Hayes takes no prisoners!
- 00:08
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7DAYS Magic Moment Birutis finishes strong!
- 03:38
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 23 | Highlights
- 03:54
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 22 | Highlights
- 00:22
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Kevarrius Hayes with a big block on Amath M'Baye!
- 03:35
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 22 | Highlights
- 03:56
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 21 | Highlights
- 00:26
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Vildoza gets the bounce at the buzzer
- 03:35
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Panathinaikos Athens - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 21 | Highlights
- 00:15
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes with the put-back slam!
- 03:49
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Zalgiris Kaunas - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 20 | Highlights
- 00:08
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes says no to Petrusev
- 02:28
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Hassan Martin, Zvezda: 'I need to get back to the Final Four'
- 03:16
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EuroLeague Pick 'Em asks: Can Zalgiris make the Final Four at home?
- 03:52
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 19 | Highlights
- 03:34
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - AS Monaco | Round 19 | Highlights
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: The Luca Vildoza-Filip Petrusev partnership cuts Monaco open!
- 00:15
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Vildoza goes through the legs of Makoundou and finds Dobric for the score!
Rolands Smits boosted Zalgiris in the early going, as he nailed a couple of threes that helped the hosts build a 12-5 edge. Lukas Lekavicius made it 18-9 from the free-throw line, but a timeout by the visitors was followed by a triple from Branko Lazic and a jumper by Nedovic to kept Zvezda close, 20-14, after 10 minutes. Polonara took over in the second period, providing the hosts with extra energy and a huge contribution on both offense and defense. Then, 8 points in a row from the Italian allowed Zalgiris to amass a double-digit lead, 30-18. Even though Zvezda improved a bit on offense thanks to Luca Vildoza and Petrusev, Zalgiris retained a safe margin at halftime, 38-30.
The picture changed after the break, however, as Zvezda stepped up defensively, playing with more physicality and making the most of its dominance in the paint. In the first five minutes of the third quarter, 3 three-pointers brought the visitors back into the game. Petrusev and Luka Mitrovic took over later in the quarter to turn the game upside down. Right after Ignas Brazdeikis hit from deep to make it 50-45, the Petrusev-Mitrovic duo initiated a 0-11 run that Ognjen Dobric capped with a buzzer-beater triple to put Zvezda in front, 50-56, entering the last stanza. The visitors remained in charge for the majority of the final quarter, with Vildoza burying a jumper that made it 57-64 with 5 minutes to go. But, that was the last Zvezda bucket before a 4-minute dry spell gave Zalgiris a chance to comeback. That it did, thanks to Ulanovas. The Zalgiris captain erupted with 8 of his team’s next 13 points, including crucial back-to-back three-pointers, to bring the hosts back in charge, 70-64, entering the last minute. Zvezda was unable to respond, as Zalgiris came away with an important victory.
