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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.
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| Date | March 29, 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Siemens Arena, Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Travis Leslie | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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** 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.
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.
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 | |
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