Lithuania is breaking a dream Latvia

After Estonia a few days agoThe Latvia He found his second neighbor Baltic for a new derby that orders. But there Lithuania He proposed even more trouble and, without too much shivers, she managed to win the authority (88-79) and ever not executed. In spite of Kristaps Porzingis On … 34 points and 19 rebounds.

In the first quarter, even if Jonas Valancunas now came out of the bench, while Rokas Jokubaitis has no more, Lithuania attacks heavy and develops hell of rhythm. Under the incentive of Arnas Velick and Devidas SirVidis, who perfectly read and constantly sentenced to the defense, from a distance. Latvia somehow resists, with KristaS Porzingis, but the gap has already been dugged: 28-18.

This was then Latvians adjusted in defense, a Lithuanian percentage (while increased) and gradually pick up the result, in a match that becomes more physically and that is why it is more shredded, in a large atmosphere. In great shape, Dedidas Sirvidis and Arnas Velick remain on the same base in the attack and they initiate this “Run”, which allows their team to re-repeat the gap again: 47-37.

Kristaps Porzingis, Sam vs. All

The intensity still comes out of comma after break, like this elbow on Arnas Velick, who ended up in the blood or number of mistakes caused by Krista Penzingis, alone against all and who transmits all the balloons. On the other hand, nothing really changes to the Show Committee (66-54), while the fourth quarter under high voltage is …

Each team still multiply mistakes, which obviously does not promote a beautiful game, while the tempo is less and lower. Time turns, the gap is stabilized between 10 and 15 points, the Kristas Porzingis tries to preserve Latvia, except for September (21 point, 12 passes) and Azuolas Tubelis SMORD LATVIAN ARDOR, for good.

Behind the start to the end, the host country therefore occupies the door from the knockout phase, when she dreamed a medal at home. Lithuania joined the quarter -finals, to face Greece or Israel, while management was the case of Jonas Valancunas interviewed (barely 10 minutes of play). But it wasn’t a problem this afternoon.

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