2024-06-24 07:16:48
On Sunday, the Lithuanian basketball gamers clashed with the Slovenian basketball group in a management match in Vilnius. The pleasant confrontation ended with the victory of the Lithuanians 92:86 (23:16, 27:23, 21:23, 21:24).
On this match, the Lithuanian nationwide group performed with out Domantas Sabonis, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Motiejas Krivos and Rokos Giedraitis, who’re on the prolonged checklist of candidates. After the match, it turned clear that these basketball gamers had been left behind within the closing twelve of the Lithuanian nationwide basketball group.
At the moment, the Slovenians weren’t helped by their brightest star, Luka Doncic, however Josh Nebo, who obtained a Slovenian passport earlier this month, made his debut within the group.
The start of the match reminded not of the nationwide groups, however of the interclass battles of the college – the basketball gamers hit the ring, made errors, and within the first two minutes, not one of the groups might rating factors.
The Lithuanians had been the primary to launch an assault – their recreation was impressed by the exercise of Marius Grigonis and Tad Sedekerskis on the opponent’s facet of the sector.
After the primary ten minutes, the Lithuanians had been forward 23:16.
At the start of the second half, after Daividas Sirvydis scored with a foul, Lithuanian basketball gamers managed to achieve a double-digit benefit for the primary time on this match.
Okay. Maksvytis’ military stored it throughout the complete quarter, and the house group’s aggressive play contributed to that – the group fouls collected early by the Slovenians despatched the Lithuanians to the free throw line, which helped to keep up their benefit.
Lithuanian basketball gamers went into the lengthy break main 50:39.
Within the second a part of the match, the Slovenians confirmed extra life in assault, and the play of former Zalgiris participant Zoran Dragić contributed probably the most to this.
At the moment, Lithuanian basketball gamers confronted rising issues when attacking from a distance. Nonetheless, the dearth of this query was compensated by the lively play of Đžuolos Tubelis below the basket – the tall man had a really profitable private section within the third quarter.
After three quarters, Lithuania was forward 71:62.
Within the fourth quarter, the Slovenians started to get even nearer to the Lithuanian basketball gamers – in the midst of the quarter, just one shot separated the groups – 79:77.
As time ticked down, the stress on the ground of the Twinsbet Enviornment rose in reverse proportions.
Fortuitously, the Lithuanians, who misplaced their benefit to some extent, recovered at a very powerful second: they organized a number of profitable and vital assaults and celebrated the victory.
Lithuania: Marius Grigonis 17, Deividas Sirvydis 13, Ėuolas Tubelis 12, Tadas Sedekerskis 11, Edgaras Ulanovas and Rokas Jokubaitis 8 every, Donatas Motiejūnas and Mindaugas Kuzminskas 6 every.
Slovenia: Aleksej Nikolic 19, Zoran Dragic and Klemen Prepelic 18 every, Josh Nebo 9, Vlatko Cancar 6.
Lithuanian males’s basketball group:
Defenders: Rokas Jokubaitis, Lukas Lekavičius, Tomas Dimša, Deividas Sirvydis, Marius Grigonis.
Forwards: Arnas Butkevičius, Edgaras Ulanovas, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Tadas Sedekerskis, Eimantas Bendžius.
Midfielders: Domantas Sabonis, Donatas Motiejūnas.
This was the final pleasant match held in Lithuania earlier than the Olympic choice beginning on July 2nd in Puerto Rico.
The Lithuanians will end the cycle of pleasant matches on June 25 in Slovenia.
2024-06-24 07:16:48