Record win for Lietuvos Rytas over Žalgiris

Lietuvos Rytas made history yesterday in Lithuanian playoff finals. The Vilnius team smashed rivals Žalgiris Kaunas 100-58, establishing the biggest point difference in the history of the LKL. The game was only balanced in the first period (20-22), since at halftime Rytas was already winning by 21 points (52-31). Žalgiris was poor in offense, scoring just 27.3& from beyond the arc, 42.9% from the field and making 28 turnovers, in contrast to 45.5%, 58.5% and 14 for the winners. Artūras Jomantas led Rytas with 16 points, followed by Chuck Eidson with less one and 6 steals. For the other side, the best players on court were Dainius Šalenga and Jonas Mačiulis with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
With this win, Rytas leads the series 2-0 after winning the first game 84-94, as the team seeks to get their fourth title of the season.
The previous record was precisely held by Žalgiris which defeated Olimpas Plungės 101-76 in the 1997 finals.