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Nine points, four rebounds and two assists were collected by Miezis, seven points, three rebounds and one assist by Lasmanis, four points and three rebounds by Francis Lācis, while Raimo added four rebounds and an assist to one point.
For the Lithuanians, Aurelijs Pukelis scored eight points, Gintauts Matulis collected four points and four rebounds, and Evalds Jaugis – two points and seven rebounds.
Latvians were more accurate in two-point shots (6/18 vs. Lithuanians 1/12), but Lithuanians – in one-point shots (8/11 vs. 8/14) and free throws (4/4 vs. 1/2).
Latvians had more assists (4:1), while Lithuanians had more blocks (3:0) and errors (10:3).
Evalds Džaugis started the game with an accurate free kick, but Francis Lācis put Latvia in the lead – 2:1 with a long shot. After less than two minutes played, Miezis achieved a 5-1 advantage with a long shot.
As the score became 8-3 in the fourth minute, Miezis had already scored five of the eight points.
After Läčas’ ball hit the basket from above, the score became 10:4, and after Lasmanis’ long shot – 12:4 after four minutes and 35 seconds of play.
After playing five minutes and seven seconds, the Lithuanians had already accumulated the norm of notes, earning the sixth note, and for each subsequent note, the Latvians had to throw two free throws. Latvia only got to this opportunity a little more than a minute and a half before the end of the match.
Gintauts Matulis made a long shot, Aurelijs Pukelis scored one point from under the basket, getting closer to 7:12, but Lasmanis made it 14:7 with a two-point shot.
After the Latvian team’s sixth foul, Matulis brought the Lithuanian national team closer to 9:14 with a two-point move.
As the teams exchanged effective one-point shots, Miezis made it 19:12 with a long shot in the last second of the attack, to which Pukelis responded with two accurate free throws.
3.5 seconds before the end of the match Miezis achieved the victory with a long shot.
On Wednesday, Latvia will meet the Netherlands, which defeated China with 21:16 on Tuesday.
Worthy de Jong had nine points and four rebounds for the winners, while Dimeo van der Horst had seven points and five rebounds.
Zhang Ning had seven points and four rebounds for the Chinese, while Zhao Jiaren had six points.
Teams from eight countries – the USA, France, China, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Serbia – are participating in the 3×3 basketball tournament in Paris.
In the first stage, a round-robin tournament will be played from July 30 to August 4, with each team competing against each other. The two best teams will qualify for the semi-finals, while the 3rd-6th place winners will play the quarter-final matches on the evening of August 4. Semi-finals and finals will be held on August 5.
The Lithuanian 3×3 basketball team made its debut at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, but three years ago, Latvia blocked the way for the Lithuanians to the Tokyo Games, defeating the Lithuanians 21:19 in the quarter-finals of the Olympic qualification tournament in the Austrian city of Graz.
The Latvian national team was also superior in the semifinals of the 2022 European Championship (21:20).
The Lithuanian national team has won second place in the 2022 World Cup, second place in the 2021 and 2023 European Cup, as well as third place in the 2019 European Cup.
In Paris, 2022 world vice-champion Gintauts Matulis, as well as 2023 European vice-champions Evalds Džaugis, Aurelijs Pukelis and Šarūns Vingelis were announced as members of the Lithuanian team.
The Olympic Games will take place in the French capital until August 11, and not only in the French capital, but also in 16 other places, including the French overseas territory of French Polynesia. The Games program includes 32 sports and 329 sets of medals will be distributed.
At the Paris Games, Latvia will be represented by 29 athletes in 14 sports: 3×3 basketball, BMX supercross and freestyle, show jumping, equestrian sports, mountain biking, shooting, modern pentathlon, swimming, beach volleyball, weightlifting, road cycling, tennis and athletics.
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