{"id":9136,"date":"2026-04-22T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:31:46","slug":"rytas-vilnius-squandered-a-big-lead-but-still-confidently-beat-jonava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-vilnius-squandered-a-big-lead-but-still-confidently-beat-jonava\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius squandered a big lead but still confidently beat Jonava"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">aving recently suffered two defeats, Rytas Vilnius (16-10) had to work hard to get back to winning ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas&#8217; team won at home 98:81 (29:13, 20:21, 25:24, 24:23) against Jonava Hipocredit (6-21).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas started the game very strongly and quickly gained a double-digit lead (16:4) after accurate shots by Jerrick Harding and Art\u016bras Gudaitis. Jonava&#8217;s offense struggled at the start of the quarter, and the Vilnius team pulled further ahead after three-pointers from Augustas Mar\u010diulionis and Simonas Luko\u0161ius. The quarter ended with a confident 29:13 dominance by the hosts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the second quarter, Rytas&#8217; lead reached 20 points (40:20) after a series of dunks by A. Gudaitis. The visitors from Jonava managed to stabilize their game thanks to the efforts of Lesley Varner and Benjamin Krikke, who helped to reduce the deficit slightly. Before the long break, 15 points separated the teams, and the scoreboard showed 49:34.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the third quarter, the Jonava team made an impressive run and narrowed the gap to a dangerous margin (54:52) after Lukas Krei\u0161montas&#8217; three-pointers. However, Rytas quickly regained control when J. Harding took the initiative and Martynas Echodas dominated under the basket. The quarter ended with Ignas Urbonas&#8217; points, after which the Vilnius team was safely ahead again at 74:58.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the final quarter, Rytas finally secured their victory, with A. Mar\u010diulionis playing particularly well, hitting several long-range shots. The difference between the teams at one point reached 25 points, and the last intrigue was the Vilnius team&#8217;s hunt for the 100th point, which was unsuccessful, but did not spoil the victory by a large margin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas: Jerrick Harding 23, Art\u016bras Gudaitis 15, Augustas Mar\u010diulionis 13, Martynas Echodas 12, Simonas Luko\u0161ius 8, Gytis Masiulis and Ignas Sargi\u016bnas 7 each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Jonava Hipocredit: Benjamin Krikke 19, Lesley Varner 15, Lukas Krei\u0161montas 14, Makai Ashtonas-Langford 11, Tommy Rutherford 10, Olin Carter 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Source: LKL.lt<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>aving recently suffered two defeats, Rytas Vilnius (16-10) had to work hard to get back to winning ways. Giedrius \u017dib\u0117nas&#8217; team won at home 98:81 (29:13, 20:21, 25:24, 24:23) against Jonava Hipocredit (6-21). Rytas started the game very strongly and quickly gained a double-digit lead (16:4) after accurate shots by Jerrick Harding and Art\u016bras Gudaitis. 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