2015 LKL All-Star Game

2015 LKL All-Star Game
1234 Total
LKL Žvaigždės 30322211 95
Amžini Priešininkai 35342115 105
Date March 29, 2015[1]
Venue Siemens Arena, Vilnius
MVP Travis Leslie
Attendance 9000

The Annual 2015 LKL All-star game will be held on March 29 in Vilnius. The format is different from the previous contests: one team – Amžini Priešininkai – consists of the best players from the two rivaling teams Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas and the other team – LKL Žvaigždės – consists of the best players from the rest of the LKL teams.

Teams

** Former Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas members Grigorij Khizhnyak and Andrius Šležas, respectively, appeared in the game as a surprise to the spectators. While a member of Žalgiris, Khizhnyak led the Euroleague in blocks per game and otherwise led the team in points and rebounds. Šležas represented Lietuvos rytas for 9 seasons and was known for his three point shooting abilities. For "LKL Žvaigždės" team, the two late additions were Mindaugas Žukauskas and Martynas Paliukėnas. Žukauskas, who was a longtime Šiauliai player, established himself as a excellent defender and a regular national team member. Paliukėnas is a current member of Dzūkija.

Coaches

Gintaras Krapikas of Žalgiris was chosen as the head coach of Amžini Priešininkai, collecting 13 152 votes and ousting his opponent Marcelo Nicola of Lietuvos rytas, who gathered 6609 votes. Kazys Maksvytis of Neptūnas was chosen as the head coach of LKL Žvaigždės, defeating Dainius Adomaitis of Juventus 7945 to 6513 votes.

Game

March 29
16:15 (CET)
Amžini Priešininkai 105, LKL Žvaigždės 95
Scoring by quarter: 35–30, 34–32, 21–22, 15–11
Pts: Travis Leslie 28
Rebs: Adas Juškevičius 5
Asts: James Anderson 7
Pts: Deividas Gailius 17
Rebs: Alex Oriakhi 7
Asts: Deividas Gailius 5
Siemens Arena (Vilnius)
Attendance: 9000

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