Betsafe-LKL's seventh game week – the first victory for the Nevežis-Optibet and the MVP L. Uleckas

The seventh game week of the Lithuanian top basketball league, Betsafe-LKL is over. In partnership with Scorestars, we're covering the key moments of the last week.

This game week started on Saturday as Wolves Twinsbet faced Šiauliai-Casino Admiral played the first game of the round. The game was very even but the great start by the Vilnius team (23-19) decided the outcome. The two new transfers of the Wolves, A. Cowan (21 eff) and A. Andrews (23 eff) shined once again by contributing together with 35 points to their team’s success. The ex-Real Madrid forward, J. Taylor supported with 16 points. L. Uleckas, from Šiauliai-Casino Admiral, made a solid performance (24 eff) and continued his great run. Total score 103-93 for Wolves Twinsbet.

In the second game, 7bet-Lietkabelis hosted Neptūnas at home. An important game for both sides escalated in a positive result for Neptūnas. The home side didn’t start very well and after the second half the score was 32-43 for Neptūnas. The third and fourth quarters were better but D. Bičkauskis’ (21 eff) 18 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds wasn’t enough this time. The total score 81-89 for Neptūnas. From the Klaipeda team, the whole team performed well but the point guard D. Buie made 19 points, 6 assists, and 1 block which resulted in 17 efficiency rating.

Sunday, the 3rd of November, was a true basketball day full of three great games. First, CBet Jonava went against Rytas Vilnius. The game was decided after a massive performance during the second quarter by the Rytas Vilnius team as they scored 36 points during the quarter. Final result 74-94 for Rytas. Under the 1511 eyeballs, J. Graves from the previous season’s champions, scored 19 points, took 7 rebounds, and gave 1 assist (20 eff).

The second game of the day was played in Kaunas between the hosts Žalgiris and Uniclub Bet-Juventus. A terrible start from the guests and great defense by Žalgiris, resulted in a result of 84-67 for the 24-time Lithuanian champion. During the last weeks, S. Francisco has been the one leading the green-and-white team to victory but he was given a break this game. It was great to see young M. Juzėnas step up and make 12 points and gather 12 efficiency rating. The legend, L. Lekavičius made the biggest impact (17 eff) into the fifth victory of their Betsafe-LKL season.

The last game of the game week was played between M Basket-Delamode and Nevėžis-Optibet. It was a very important clash between the two bottom-of-the-league teams.

Surprisingly, Nevėžis-Optibet was the one taking the lead as the first quarter belonged to them by a 16-point lead. The second quarter was better for the hosts but they couldn’t keep their defence locked this time. Final score 77-98 for Nevėžis–Optibet. Leslie Nkereuwem (23 eff) and V. Kozys (21 eff) were the two causing the most trouble for M Basket-Delamode. From the home side, D. Sabeckis (20 eff) and K. Bruhnke (19 eff) continued their great performances. It was the first victory for Nevėžis-Optibet of the 2024/2025 Betsafe-LKL season.

Results of the 7th week of Betsafe-LKL:

Wolves Twinsbet 103-93 Šiauliai-Casino Admiral

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys 81-89 Neptūnas Klaipeda

CBet Jonava 74-94 Rytas Vilnius

Žalgiris Kaunas 84-67 Uniclub Bet-Juventus Utena

M Basket-Delamode Mažeikiai 77-98 Nevežis-Optibet Kėdainiai

Here‘s how the Betsafe-LKL standings look after the 7th game week:

Rytas Vilnius (7 GP, 6 W, 1 L)

Žalgiris Kaunas (7 GP, 5 W, 2 L)

Neptūnas Klaipėda (7 GP, 5 W, 2 L)

7bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys (7 GP, 4 W, 3 L)

Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius (7 GP, 4 W, 3 L)

CBet Jonava (7 GP, 3 W, 4 L)

Uniclub Bet-Juventus (7 GP, 3 W, 4 L)

Šiauliai-Casino Admiral (7 GP, 3 W, 4 L)

Nevežis-Optibet (7 GP, 1 W, 6 L)

M Basket-Delamode (7 GP, 1 W, 6 L)

Scorestars Dream Team:

This week, the Weekly Dream Team Lineup was hard to put together. It consists of Dimitrios Agravanis (23 eff) at center, the MVP of the seventh Betsafe-LKL game week, Lukas Uleckas (24 eff) and V. Kozys (21 eff) at forward, A. Andrews (23 eff) and A.Cowan (21 eff) at the guard position. Great performance!

The Betsafe-LKL continues already this Saturday! Which players will continue their great run this week? Compose your team on the Scorestars mobile app, and start playing the Betsafe-LKL fantasy game!