{"id":8238,"date":"2025-06-08T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:32:50","slug":"lemiamame-mace-dominaves-rytas-zenge-i-finala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/lemiamame-mace-dominaves-rytas-zenge-i-finala\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Dominates Decisive Game to Reach the Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"194\">For the second year in a row, Vilnius Rytas survived the fifth and final game of the semifinals to secure a spot in the Betsafe-LKL finals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"450\">Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas\u2019 team defeated Panev\u0117\u017eys 7bet-Lietkabelis at home 94:70 (24:17, 27:16, 24:26, 19:11), winning the series 3-2. Last year, Rytas achieved a similar result against Wolves Twinsbet to reach the finals and went on to claim the championship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"673\">The Vilnius team will face Kaunas \u017dalgiris in the finals, starting Thursday, June 12. Panev\u0117\u017eys will begin the bronze medal series against Jonava CBet a day earlier, on Wednesday, June 11. Both series are best-of-three.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"978\">Panev\u0117\u017eys, led by Mantas Rub\u0161tavi\u010dius and D\u017eord\u017ee Gagi\u010dius, started strong in the decisive game (12:8), but the home team quickly erased the deficit. By the end of the first quarter, two three-pointers by Parker Jackson-Cartwright and one long-range shot by Margiris Normantas gave Rytas a 24:17 lead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1187\">Ignas Sargi\u016bnas energized the team in the second quarter, extending the lead to 33:20. Panev\u0117\u017eys stabilized briefly, but a late three-pointer from Jackson-Cartwright increased the gap to 51:33 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1413\">After the break, Rytas\u2019 lead reached 22 points several times, though Lietkabelis managed to cut nearly half the deficit by the end of the third quarter (58:70). Rytas quickly regained control, stretching the lead to 75:59.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1629\">In the final ten minutes, Panev\u0117\u017eys\u2019 chances faded as the difference grew to 88:65. Both coaches then gave young players some court time before the final buzzer confirmed Rytas\u2019 victory and a place in the finals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1814\">Gytis Radzevi\u010dius led the winners with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 22 efficiency points. He was well supported by R.J. 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