EL: Crvena zvezda mts were defeated by Zalgiris Kaunas in overtime

Crvena zvezda mts suffered a shocking defeat on the road against Zalgiris Kaunas in postponed game of Round 21 of the 2021/22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The red-and-whites blew a 5-point lead in the last 15 seconds of the 4^th quarter as they let Zalgiris Kaunas score two three-pointers to force overtime.

Zvezda were up by 87:82 and it seemed that the visitors would clinch the win, however then Arturas Milaknis scored a 3-pointer for Zalgiris Kaunas to reduce the gap to 2 points – 87:85, while after Dejan Davidovac scored just 1 out of 2 free throws for Crvena zvezda mts – 88:85, Zalgiris Kaunas forward Tyler Cavanaugh scored a 3-pointer at the 4^th quarter buzzer to force overtime – 88:88.

In the additional 5 minutes the home team used the good momentum to take over the lead and eventually to win the game.

2021/22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Regular Season, Round 21, Sunday, 3 April, 2022:

ZALGIRIS KAUNAS - Crvena zvezda mts 103:98 (23:14, 22:18, 15:35, 28:21, 15:10)
Lekavicius 17, Nebo 16 | Dobrić 21, Davidovac 18.