{"id":9059,"date":"2026-03-29T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9059"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:48:06","slug":"rytas-vilnius-victorious-in-echodas-return-against-gargzdai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-victorious-in-echodas-return-against-gargzdai\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius Victorious in Echodas&#8217; Return Against Garg\u017edai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas Vilnius (14-8) successfully defended their home court, securing a 98-77 victory (20:29, 25:12, 24:22, 29:14).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Garg\u017edai started the contest strong (11:7), with Jalon Pipkins leading the charge offensively to help his team control the early flow at 18:9. Rytas began to close the gap (13:18), and midway through the first quarter, the home crowd welcomed back Martynas Echodas as he stepped onto the floor. However, the visitors remained dangerous as Nojus Mineikis proved difficult to stop (22:15). Mineikis added a shot from beyond the arc shortly after, helping the visitors hold a 29-20 lead after the first period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The deficit began to shrink in the second quarter (29:33). Art\u016bras Gudaitis was sent to the free-throw line multiple times, though he struggled to convert, often making only one of two (30:33). The veteran center eventually scored from under the basket (32:33), forcing Garg\u017edai head coach Tomas Rinkevi\u010dius to call a timeout. Simas Luko\u0161ius soon put Rytas ahead (35:33), though the lead fluctuated briefly (39:38). After a Kenneth Smith three-pointer, the Vilnius side held a narrow lead going into the halftime break, 45-41.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Garg\u017edai managed to level the score in the third, and Deividas Gailius briefly put the visitors back in front (48:47). Ignas Sargi\u016bnas responded with a pair of triples, and S. Luko\u0161ius added a basket of his own, but Garg\u017edai refused to let Rytas pull away. The margin remained slim (60:58), but the Vilnius side managed to carry a 69-63 lead into the final frame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the fourth, Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas\u2014also returning from injury\u2014scored several crucial baskets as Rytas began to pull away (77:63). Tensions flared between Art\u016bras Gudaitis and Paulius Petrilevi\u010dius, resulting in an unsportsmanlike foul for the Rytas captain after a shove. However, Gudaitis responded immediately with points of his own (86:71). The final minutes offered no path back for Garg\u017edai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In his return game, Martynas Echodas played 17 minutes, recording 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 10 efficiency points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ignas Sargi\u016bnas was once again the standout performer for Rytas Vilnius, finishing with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and an efficiency rating of 28.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Martynas Paliuk\u0117nas, also returning from the injury list, contributed 9 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes of action.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rytas Vilnius (14-8) successfully defended their home court, securing a 98-77 victory (20:29, 25:12, 24:22, 29:14). Garg\u017edai started the contest strong (11:7), with Jalon Pipkins leading the charge offensively to help his team control the early flow at 18:9. Rytas began to close the gap (13:18), and midway through the first quarter, the home crowd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-9059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rytas","tag-martynas-echodas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rytas Vilnius Victorious in Echodas&#039; Return Against Garg\u017edai - Vilniaus \u201eRYTAS\u201c<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-victorious-in-echodas-return-against-gargzdai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rytas Vilnius Victorious in Echodas&#039; Return Against Garg\u017edai - Vilniaus \u201eRYTAS\u201c\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rytas Vilnius (14-8) successfully defended their home court, securing a 98-77 victory (20:29, 25:12, 24:22, 29:14). 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