Zalgiris Kaunas and Zenit St Petersburg hit it off at the Lithuanian city.
The Take: Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Zenit St Petersburg
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Zalgiris Kaunas (0-1) comes off a 12-point road loss in Round 1 and hopes to bounce back in front of its diehard fans at the magnificent Zalgirio Arena. Janis Strelnieks (21) was its top scorer against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in Round 1, followed by Emmanuel Mudiay (12), Niels Giffey (8) and Lukas Lekavicius (8). Zenit St Petersburg held on for a 69-70 road victory against UNICS Kazan in Round 1. It was the only EuroLeague team to win on the road in the competition's opening round. Conner Frankamp (18) led Zenit in scoring and Billy Baron (17) and Jordan Loyd (10) also scored in double digits. Zenit is undefeated against Zalgiris in EuroLeague action - four wins in as many games. Last season, Zenit downed Zalgiris 75-83 in Kaunas behind 20 points from Austin Hollins and went on to defeat the Lithuanian powerhouse 77-65 in St Petersburg with 15 points each from Mateusz Ponitka and Arturas Gudaitis.
