Betsafe-LKL's eight game week – surprises, surprises everywhere

The eight game week of the Lithuanian highest basketball league, Betsafe-LKL was a surprise. Together with Scorestars, we're going over the highlights of the games.

On Saturday, the 9th of November, 6 teams were playing during the game day. The first game started in Šiauliai where the local team Šiauliai-Casino Admiral faced 7bet-Lietkabelis from Panevėžys. The thrilling game rolled out in the home team favor as the first quarter ended 33-22 for Šiauliai-Casino Admiral. As the game went on, the 7bet-Lietkabelis improved their game and won all the rest of the quarters but still lost the game. Final score 96-92 for Šiauliai-Casino Admiral who collected their 4th win from 8 Betsafe-LKL games this season. Gerry Blakes from the Šiauliai-Casino Admiral did a great performance by making 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and having the efficiency rating of 26. From 7bet-Lietkabelis, Mantas Rubštavičius, collected massive 28 points, gave 2 assists and had 27 efficiency rating.

The second game of the day was played in Vilnius between Rytas Vilnius and M Basket-Delamode. Surprisingly, the game was more thrilling than most of the Lithuanian basketball fans could have expected. Three quarters belonged to Rytas Vilnius but M Basket-Delamode had the final say. The fourth quarter ended 18-29 for M Basket-Delamode but it could have been worse for the home side. The game ended at 109-98. From the Rytas side, Gytis Radzevičius made a great, 25-efficiency game, by collecting 17 points, 5 rebounds, and giving 2 assists. The two foreigners, Kay Bruhnke (31 eff) and Chauncey Collins (26 eff) did their job but it wasn’t enough to save them from the 7th loss of the season.

A thrilling match was also played on Saturday in Kėdainių Arena. Nevėžis-Optibet hosted Wolves Twinsbet. The first half belonged to the Nevėžis-Optibet 51-40. During the half-time break, Wolves did tactical changes and got their defense locked. The total score 85-90 for Wolves Twinsbet. From the Nevėžis-Optibet side, Amit Ebo (24 eff) continued his great performances, and Joseph Girard III made his best game of the season by collecting 32 points and 3 rebounds (31 eff).

The first game of the second game day, held on Sunday, was kicked off by Neptūnas Klaipeda and Žalgiris Kaunas. The expectations were high as 4889 basketball fans went to witness the game at the Švyturio Arena. Unfortunately, Žalgiris was clearly the dominant side, and had an easy 27-point win 70-97. Dimitrios Agravanis, the Greek center for Neptūnas had a great run by collecting 17 points in 18 minutes (20 eff). Yet, Žalgiris Kaunas played out a good team performance and the two outstanding players of the season, Sylvain Francisco (21 eff) and Arnas Butkevičius (26 eff) dictated the game well.

The last game of the game week was played between Uniclub Bet-Juventus and CBet Jonava. Before the game, many expected a great matchup and weren’t left disappointed. Thanks to a powerful second half by CBet Jonava, the game ended 79-80 for the guests. Erikas Venskus (18 eff) and Bohdan Blyzniuk (18 eff) were the dominant duo to decide the final score and grant a 4th win of the season for the Jonava side.

Results of the 8th week of Betsafe-LKL:

Šiauliai-Casino Admiral 96-92 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys

Rytas Vilnius 109-98 M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai

Nevežis-Optibet Kėdainiai 85-90 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius

Neptūnas Klaipėda 70-97 Žalgiris Kaunas

Uniclub Bet-Juventus 79-80 CBet Jonava

Here‘s how the Betsafe-LKL standings look after the 8th game week:

Rytas Vilnius (8 GP, 7 W, 1 L)

Žalgiris Kaunas (8 GP, 6 W, 2 L)

Neptūnas Klaipėda (8 GP, 5 W, 3 L)

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (8 GP, 5 W, 3 L)

CBet Jonava (8 GP, 4 W, 4 L)

Šiauliai-Casino Admiral (8 GP, 4 W, 4 L)

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys (8 GP, 4 W, 4 L)

Uniclub Bet-Juventus Utena (8 GP, 3 W, 5 L)

Nevežis-Optibet Kėdainiai (8 GP, 1 W, 7 L)

M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai (8 GP, 1 W, 7 L)

Scorestars Dream Team:

This week, the Weekly Dream Team Lineup had some players from the last weeks who have continued their great performances. It consists of Dimitrios Agravanis (20 eff) at center, Arnas Butkevičius (26 eff) and Kay Bruhnke (31 eff) at forward, Mantas Rubštavičius (27 eff), and the MVP of the eight Betsafe-LKL game week, Joseph Girard III (31 eff) at the guard position. Well done guys!

The Betsafe-LKL ninth game week will be played on this Saturday and Sunday! Who will climb in the league standings, who will drop? Compose your lineup on the Scorestars mobile app and start playing the Betsafe-LKL fantasy game!

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