Juventus and Neptunas add wins on Thursday

Juventus and Neptunas celebrated close-fought wins in the Betsafe LKL action on Thursday evening, defeating Siauliai and Dzukija in games that had no implications on the league table.

A 93-90 victory over Siauliai saw the seventh-placed Juventus improve to a 13-22 record with one game remaining in the Regular Season, while Siauliai dropped to 16-20 and are guaranteed to finish fifth.

Dovis Bickauskis led the winners with 20 points and 6 assists, Mindaugas Kupsas had 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Arvydas Siksnius and Dino Pita chipped in with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

For Siauliai, Arminas Urbutis collected a game-high 24 points, Nick Zeisloft dropped 17 on 4-of-8 shooting from three-point range, while Laurynas Birutis added 14 points and 9 rebounds.

It was the last Regular Season game for Siauliai.

Meanwhile, Neptunas inscribed a tough 90-86 win against the visiting Dzukija side who were no longer in contention for a Play-Off spot.

Edgaras Zelionis scored a game-high 21 points, Jerry Johnson had 16 points, while Brandon Fields collected 13.

Meanwhile, for Dzukija, Mindaugas Susinskas had his best game of the season with 19 points, Anatoly Kashirov dropped 14, while Paulius Danisevicius was just short of a double-double with 13 points and 9 assists.