{"id":9198,"date":"2026-05-03T18:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/?p=9198"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:52:30","slug":"rytas-playing-without-leaders-falls-to-lietkabelis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rytasvilnius.lt\/en\/news\/rytas-playing-without-leaders-falls-to-lietkabelis\/","title":{"rendered":"RYTAS, PLAYING WITHOUT LEADERS, FALLS TO LIETKABELIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">In the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), sponsored by &#8220;Betsson&#8221;, Panev\u0117\u017eys &#8220;Lietkabelis&#8221; (15-14) secured a convincing 96:71 (24:19, 24:14, 26:22, 22:16) home victory over Rytas Vilnius (19-11).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">This win allowed the Panev\u0117\u017eys side to draw level with &#8220;\u0160iauliai&#8221; (15-13), who currently occupy fourth place in the standings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rytas was notably shorthanded, missing three pivotal players \u2013 Ignas Sargi\u016bnas, Art\u016bras Gudaitis, and Jerrick Harding \u2013 due to illness. Lietkabelis also faced absences, with Jamel Morris, Tomas Zdanavi\u010dius, and Danielius Lavrinovi\u010dius sidelined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">For the Vilnius team, this contest served as a crucial warm-up before their upcoming Champions League Final Four participation in Badalona next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Despite the hosts getting off to a better start (11:7), both teams exchanged three-pointers, and Augustas Mar\u010diulionis&#8217; long-range shot momentarily gave Rytas the lead \u2013 12:11. Lazaras Muti\u010dius quickly re-established Lietkabelis&#8217; advantage (21:14), with the Panev\u0117\u017eys squad closing the first quarter ahead 24:19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Martynas Echodas managed to trim Rytas&#8217; deficit (26:29), but Lietkabelis then embarked on a 7-0 run, extending their lead to 36:26. Nojus Rad\u017eius, Paulius Danusevi\u010dius, and Kristianas Kullamae steadfastly maintained the hosts&#8217; strong position (48:33), as they largely dominated the first half, concluding it with a commanding 48:33 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Following the halftime break, Lietkabelis intensified their performance, beginning to overwhelm their opponents (55:35). Although Kay&#8217;us Bruhnke and Kenneth Smith mounted a brief counter-attack, reducing the score to 41:55, Simas Luko\u0161ius soon added another two points, making it 43:55. Despite Rytas&#8217; efforts, including a solid stretch by Gytis Masiulis, Lietkabelis re-stabilized their lead, reaching 74:55.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Timely three-pointers from L. Muti\u010dius and K. 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Rytas was notably shorthanded, missing three pivotal players \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rytas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RYTAS, PLAYING WITHOUT LEADERS, FALLS TO LIETKABELIS - 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-playing-without-leaders-falls-to-lietkabelis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RYTAS, PLAYING WITHOUT LEADERS, FALLS TO LIETKABELIS - Vilniaus \u201eRYTAS\u201c\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), sponsored by &#8220;Betsson&#8221;, Panev\u0117\u017eys &#8220;Lietkabelis&#8221; (15-14) secured a convincing 96:71 (24:19, 24:14, 26:22, 22:16) home victory over Rytas Vilnius (19-11). 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