Mexico said goodbye to any possibility of advancing to the second phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is being played in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The quintet led by Omar Quintero was beaten 96-66 by the Lithuanian National Team at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the Philippine capital.
The Lithuanians relied on the offense of NBA New Orleans Pelicans basketball player Jonas Valančiūnas with 15 points, the same record as Barcelona’s Rokas Jokubaitis. In total there were 5 players who passed the 10 points, the others were Mindaungas Kuzminkas (14), Ignas “Iggy” Brazdeikis (10) and Donatas Motiejūnas (10).
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This was the match between Mexico and Lithuania
For the Aztecs, Gabriel Girón stood out with 13 points and was followed by Pako Cruz, Orlando Méndez and Israel Gutiérrez, all with 10 scores. Mexico was harshly punished again from the triple zone, where Lithuania made 10 of 23 attempts for 43.5%. In addition, the Mexicans were rickety on offense, shooting just 35.6% from the field and 29.2% from third dimension.
Mexico was eliminated from the tournament, after adding their second loss without victory (they also lost 91-71 against Montenegro). The Montenegrins defeated Egypt 89-74 and secured their ticket to the second round with Lithuania. The 12 Warriors have the consolation duel against the Egyptians that closes their activity in Group D of a World Cup that has served to demonstrate the long competitive gap between the Mexican team and the world basketball powers.
The Mexicans have not won a game in this competition since July 1974, when they defeated the Central African Republic 106-82, and this Tuesday, August 29, against Egypt, they will seek to end their participation in Asian territory in a decent manner. In a tournament that has served as a warm-up for a basketball with a lot to do to be at the level of the great quintets of the burst sport.
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2023-08-28 05:18:21
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