Gailius sinks former team to claim Betsafe LKL Player of the Week award

All eyes were on Deividas Gailius as Neptunas got themselves back in the race for second place with a win over Rytas, with the forward claiming the Betsafe LKL Player of the Week honors.

Having collected 22 points and 6 rebounds in just 21 minutes of action against his former club, the 30-year-old paced the team from Klaipeda to a vital 89-74 victory.

It was his best individual performance, since scoring 26 points against Lietkabelis in the first game of the 2014-15 campaign.

Gailius was joined on the Team of the Week by teammate Osvaldas Olisevicius, Gabrieliunas Maldunas of Nevezis, Ike Iroegbu from Lietkabelis and Skycop point guard Zygimantas Janavicius.