Golden State beat Zalgiris

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16-10-2007 11:54

Stephen Jackson scored 20 points and the Golden State Warriors beat Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League 107-88 in an exhibition game on Monday night.

Rookie Marco Belinelli, who played professionally in Italy, added 19 points for the Warriors. Baron Davis and Matt Barnes both scored 11 points for Golden State and the former UCLA teammates combined to shoot 9-of-14 from the field.

Marko Popovic had 15 points for Zalgiris, while Eureljus Zukauskas had 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Jonas Maciulis had 13 points for the touring European team, while Marcus Brown, who played briefly in the NBA, had 11 and Tanoka Beard, who played at Boise State, added 10.

The Warriors, making their final home preseason appearance, led 53-29 at halftime.

The Lithuanians had several hundred boisterous fans in the upper deck of the Arena, waving the national flag and chanting.

Zalgiris Kaunas is the defending Lithuanian National League champions, an honor the team has won 14 times since the country earned its independence in 1991.
There are 71 Lithuanian players on college rosters around the country and three -- Kleiza Linas with the Denver Nuggets, Darius Songaila with the Washington Wizards and Zydrunas Ilgauskas with the Cleveland Cavaliers -- are in the NBA.