7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys beat Germani Brescia 65-74 on the road in Round 16, which extended the hosts' winning streak to five games. Curiously, that run has coincided with the arrival of center Nikola Popovic, who joined the team in late January.
Indeed, Popovic is 5-0 in the EuroCup with Lietkabelis, and his contribution has slowly increased in the last five contests. Against Brescia, Popovic led his team in scoring with 11 points. Lietkabelis had seven other players scoring 6 points or more, which says a lot about the team's balanced offense. Popovic added 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 fouls drawn for a team-high PIR of 13.
