Two times Lithuanian team was very close to the victory in "Top 16" and both times the game was spoiled during its 5 last minutes. Some commentators would blame a coach of the team - Saulius Štombergas. He was not too determined when it came up to make decisions during the last few minutes. The American player Justinas Dentmonas had an injury and was not effective. He was making one mistake after another and could not gain any points.

However, the coach of the team Saulius Štombergas still believes that "Žalgiris" has a chance to go further.