Jonas
Valanciunas continued to struggle this season, but that was no obstacle for
Lietuvos Rytas, alast year’s Lithuanian League (LKL) runners-up took an 83-66
(23-15, 23-25, 21-14, 16-12) victory over the visiting Baltai side.
Tyrese Rice
and Renaldas Seibutis co-lead the home team with 15 points each, Lawrence
Roberts scored 12 points, while Mindaugas Katelynas ended the game with 11
points and seven boards.
Jonas Valanciunas scored six points and blocked two shots, but fouled out in 17 minutes of action.
Mario
Delas, who is proving to be the leader of Baltai this year, scored 18 points,
Zygimantas Janavicius and Edgaras Ulanovas both had 11, as Sarunas Vasiliauskas
and Mindaugas Kupsas, who also grabbed seven rebounds, had seven points each.
