2015 LKL All-Star Game

2015 LKL All-Star Game 2015 LKL All-Star Game logo.jpg LKL Žvaigždės Amžini Priešininkai 95 105 35 34 21 15 30 32 22 11 March 29, 2015Amžini priešininkai - LKL žvaigždžių rinktinė http://lkl.lt/rungtynes/1452373/ LKL.lt 29 March 2015 Siemens Arena Vilnius 9,000 Travis Leslie LKL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award The annual 2015 LKL All-Star Game, was held on March 29, in Vilnius. The format was different from the previous contests: one team – Amžini Priešininkai – consisted of the best players from the two rivaling teams of Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas, and the other team – LKL Žvaigždės – consisted of the best players from the rest of the LKL teams. Teams auto +Amžini Priešininkai Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG LTU Adas Juškevičius Lietuvos rytas 9,423 SG USA James Anderson Žalgiris 15,980 SF LTU Edgaras Ulanovas Žalgiris 7,855 PF LTU Paulius Jankūnas Žalgiris 11,328 C LTU Antanas Kavaliauskas Lietuvos rytas 9,862 Reserves F LTU Gediminas Orelikas Lietuvos rytas G/F LTU Artūras Milaknis Žalgiris F/C LTU Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietuvos rytas PG LTU Lukas Lekavičius Žalgiris SG USA Travis Leslie Lietuvos rytas C UKR Grigorij Khizhnyak Žalgiris** PF LTU Andrius Šležas Lietuvos rytas** +LKL Žvaigždės Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG Albania Rashaun Broadus Juventus 5,769 SG LTU Martynas Mažeika Neptūnas 7,952 SF LTU Deividas Gailius Neptūnas 8,074 PF LTU Julius Jucikas Šiauliai 5,009 C USA Alex Oriakhi Pieno žvaigždės 6,457 Reserves SF LTU Arvydas Šikšnius Juventus F/C RUS Fedor Dmitriev Dzūkija SG LTU Rokas Giedraitis Šiauliai PG Georgia Michael Dixon Pieno žvaigždės PG LTU Evaldas Žabas Lietkabelis F LTU Mindaugas Žukauskas Šiauliai** SG LTU 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 the "LKL Žvaigždės" team, the two late additions were Mindaugas Žukauskas and Martynas Paliukėnas. Žukauskas, who was a longtime Šiauliai player, established himself as an excellent defender, and a regular Lithuanian national team member. Paliukėnas, is a current member of Dzūkija. Coaches Gintaras Krapikas, of Žalgiris, was chosen as the head coach of Amžini Priešininkai, after collecting 13,152 votes, and ousting his opponent, Marcelo Nicola of Lietuvos rytas, who gathered 6,609 votes. Kazys Maksvytis, of Neptūnas, was chosen as the head coach of LKL Žvaigždės, defeating Dainius Adomaitis, of Juventus, by 7,945 votes to 6,513 votes. Game March 29 16:15 (CET) Siemens Arena (Vilnius) 9,000 Report Amžini Priešininkai 105 LKL Žvaigždės 95 35–30 34–32 21–22 15–11 Travis Leslie 28 Deividas Gailius 17 Adas Juškevičius 5 Alex Oriakhi 7 James Anderson 7 Deividas Gailius 5 References External links All–Star Day website Category:Lietuvos krepšinio lyga All-Star Game All Star