Baltic players Blumbergs and Birutis help Zaragoza reach 4-2 record in Spain's ACB
Basketball players Blumbergs and Birutis delivered productive games as Zaragoza improved to 4 wins and 2 losses in Spain's ACB league. Several other games involving Latvian players and coaches were also played.
Zaragoza now has four wins and two losses in Spain's top basketball division, the ACB league. Two Baltic players, Blumbergs and Birutis, made notable contributions.
Blumbergs, who started the game, scored 12 points in 31 minutes. He made one of three two-point attempts, two of five three-pointers and all four free throws. He also grabbed five rebounds, drew three fouls, made two assists, committed one turnover and blocked one shot. Zaragoza outscored its opponent by 19 points while he was on court.
Birutis scored 15 points in 22 minutes, hitting all six of his two-point shots and three of eight free throws. He collected eight rebounds and finished with a plus/minus of +22.
Other games
In France's top division, Strasbourg, coached by Jānis Gailītis, beat Cholet 88:82. Strasbourg stands at 4-3 and Cholet at 2-4.
In the Adriatic League, Olimpija Ljubljana defeated FMP Belgrade 96:87. Rihards Lomažs scored nine points in 25 minutes, committed four fouls, drew two, and had a plus/minus of +6.
In the Polish championship, Legia Warsaw lost 77:92 to another Warsaw side, Dziki. Kristers Zoriks scored five points in almost 25 minutes, gave five assists and had a plus/minus of -22.
In Portugal, Benfica of Lisbon, coached by Ainars Bagatskis, won 86:72 away at Portimonense. In Norway, Nidaros Jets of Trondheim, coached by Oskars Vīrs, lost 59:110 to Kongsberg Miners.
In Germany's second Bundesliga, Göttingen, coached by Mārtiņš Gulbis, beat Koblenz 107:86. In Lithuania's national league (NKL), the Kaunas Žalgiris reserve team, coached by Kaspars Vecvagars, lost 100:112 to Olimpas in Palanga. The team's 17-year-old center Emīls Stecki made all three of his two-point shots in 12.5 minutes.
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