2015 LKL All-Star Game

2015 LKL All-Star Game

Amžini Priešininkai LKL Žvaigždės 105 95
1 2 3 4 Total LKL Žvaigždės 30 32 22 11 95 Amžini Priešininkai 35 34 21 15 105
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

Amžini Priešininkai Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG Adas Juškevičius Lietuvos rytas 9 423 SG James Anderson Žalgiris 15 980 SF Edgaras Ulanovas Žalgiris 7 855 PF Paulius Jankūnas Žalgiris 11 328 C Antanas Kavaliauskas Lietuvos rytas 9 862 Reserves F Gediminas Orelikas Lietuvos rytas G/F Artūras Milaknis Žalgiris F/C Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietuvos rytas PG Lukas Lekavičius Žalgiris SG Travis Leslie Lietuvos rytas C Grigorij Khizhnyak Žalgiris** PF Andrius Šležas Lietuvos rytas**

LKL Žvaigždės Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG Rashaun Broadus Juventus 5 769 SG Martynas Mažeika Neptūnas 7 952 SF Deividas Gailius Neptūnas 8 074 PF Julius Jucikas Šiauliai 5 009 C Alex Oriakhi Pieno žvaigždės 6 457 Reserves SF Arvydas Šikšnius Juventus F/C Fedor Dmitriev Dzūkija SG Rokas Giedraitis Šiauliai PG Michael Dixon Pieno žvaigždės PG Evaldas Žabas Lietkabelis F Mindaugas Žukauskas Šiauliai** SG Martynas Paliukėnas Dzūkija**

** 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

References

External links

• All–Star Day website