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Linas Kleiza: Kleiza disappoints after big night on Wed Rotoworld.com Linas Kleiza disappointed owners that added him following a season-high 25 points on Wednesday, scoring just two points on 1-of-7 shooting with eight rebounds, four assists, and a steal in 25 minutes on Friday. The peripheral stats are nice, but Kleiza ... |
 CTV.ca | Raptors get first win in Salt Lake City since 2004 Boston Herald Reserve Linas Kleiza scored a season-high 25 points, including four of the Raptors' 10 3-pointers, and Toronto rallied for a 111-106 victory in double-overtime for its first win in Utah since 2004. "It was huge," Casey said. Double the pleasure: Raptors end another skid in Utah |
 TSN | Raptors – Nuggets notes 1/27/2012 Canada.com (blog) Denver Nuggets' Al Harrington (L) purposely shoves teammate Rudy Fernandez (C) into Toronto Raptors' Linas Kleiza as a fight breaks out late in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game in Denver January 27, 2012. (REUTERS / Rick Wilking) After ... Raptors lose leading scorer Andrea Bargnani to another calf injury Raptors say goodbye to win streak in loss to Nuggets Raptors-Nuggets Preview |
 SLAM Online | Game Notes: Raptors at Nuggets SLAM Online The Toronto Raptors' visit to the Pepsi Center would be remembered not for the final score, 96-81—a win for the Denver Nuggets—or the small tussle between Al Harrington and Linas Kleiza, but rather the Raptors' abysmal 12-point first quarter. Photos: Nuggets roll past Toronto for sixth win in a row Denver Nuggets Beat Toronto Raptors 96-81, Cruise To 6th Straight Win It's Rudy Time For the Denver Nuggets |
Linas Kleiza: Kleiza scores season-high 25 in win Rotoworld.com Linas Kleiza hit 8-of-16 shots and four 3-pointers on his way to a season-high 25 points, five rebounds and a steal in 33 minutes on Wednesday. The big news is that Andrea Bargnani suffered another calf injury tonight and could miss time. |
Raptors in the D-zone Toronto Sun By Mike Ganter ,Toronto Sun Toronto Raptors' Linas Kleiza drives to the basket past Portland Trail Blazers Craig Smith in a recent game at the ACC. (REUTERS) In less than a full season, the Raptors have gone from among the worst defending teams in the ... |
Where are they now: Greg Whittington, Linas Kleiza and more Washington Post (blog) Toronto Raptors forward Linas Kleiza, left, goes up for a shot as Los Angeles Clippers guard Randy Foye defends. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Christian's Linas Kleiza (left) played for a season-high 26 minutes for the Toronto Raptors. |
 Los Angeles Times | Celtics PG Rajon Rondo injured on flagrant foul by Raptors' Linas Kleiza Washington Post BOSTON — Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo injured his right wrist when he was leveled on a flagrant foul by Toronto's Linas Kleiza on Wednesday night. Rondo was driving for a layup with 2:12 left in the third quarter when he was hit hard by Kleiza, ... Rondo (wrist) departs after hard fall Defensive taking serious notice of Ray Allen Celtics beat Raptors 96-73 to snap 5-game skid |
Lawson's bad ankle puts him on sideline Denver Post Kleiza returns. For the first time since he left town in 2009 to play for Olympiakos in Greece, former Nuggets forward Linas Kleiza returned to the Pepsi Center, the arena he called home for four seasons. "It's a good city, it's got good fans," Kleiza ... |
 Bleacher Report | Linas Kleiza: Linas Kleiza returns to action for Raptors Rotoworld.com Linas Kleiza returned to action from a knee injury and had 10 points, three rebounds and an assist on 3-of-6 shooting Wednesday. He's not worth owning yet in most leagues, but could be once he's fully healthy. And if he plays well, he could easily end ... Toronto Raptors: Linas Kleiza Makes His Return Linas Kleiza returns for the Toronto Raptors Kleiza's back for Raptors |
Linas Kleiza
Career Highlights
Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches as a sophomore. Earned All-Tournament honors at the 2005 Big 12 Tournament after averaging 29.5 points, 9.0 rebounds in two games. Posted 13 career double-doubles. Prior to attending Missouri, played on the Lithuanian Junior National Team which took second place at the 2003 World Junior Championships. Led the tournament in scoring, averaging 29.1 points on 58.4 percent shooting in eight games.
Rookie (2005-06)
Kleiza was drafted 27th by the Portland Trail Blazers and less than an hour after his selection, Kleiza was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Sophomore (2004-05)
Led team in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and minutes played (31.5 mpg), becoming the first player to lead the squad in those three categories since the 1998-99 season. Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in scoring and fifth in rebounding. Season total of 169 free throws made ranks eighth on the school’s single-season record list. Registered 20 or more points nine times and reached the 30-point mark twice. Scored career-high 33 points, shooting 17-for-19 from the free throw line, vs. Oklahoma in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Posted 26 points and 11 rebounds vs. Nebraska in the first round. Tallied 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the regular season finale vs. Kansas. Posted 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. Oklahoma. Made all 13 free throw attempts on his way to scoring 24 points at Oklahoma State. Notched 31 points vs. Nebraska. Scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Illinois. Led team with 23 points vs. DePaul in the first round of the postseason NIT.
Freshman (2003-04)
Averaged 11.1 points and 8.4 rebounds in 23.1 minutes. Was the team’s third-leading scorer and top rebounder before missing the last 14 games of the season due to a dislocated right shoulder. Recorded season-high 18 points twice, in consecutive games vs. Belmont and Iowa. Scored 15 points and grabbed season-high 13 rebounds at Indiana. Followed up that performance with 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Gonzaga. Pulled down 12 boards vs. Syracuse. Posted a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double in his collegiate debut at Oakland (Mich.).
Personal
Favorite musical artist is Eminem. Enjoys eating New York Strip Steak. Picked Mizzou over North Carolina, Florida State and Virginia. Favorite video game is NBA Live 2003. High school coach was Stu Vetter. Hopes to one day earn an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball.