Basketball, Italy dominated by Lithuania: goodbye Olympics

The blue dream of returning to the Olympic Video games after fifth place in Tokyo 2021. Within the do-or-die semi-final in pre-olympic match in San Juan, l’Italia of the basket and deve worship (64-88) alla Lithuania who will thus compete for the move with the winner of Puerto Rico-Mexico. The lads of Effectively they performed their possibilities very badly, taking part in a subdued match in all elements, each character and method (mediocre particularly the 6/21 from 3). They held up for 17′ however then collapsed in entrance of a crew that proved to be extra reactive, clear of their selections and decided, dominating below the basket (41 rebounds towards 25). Along with the standard Grigonis (23 factors), Lithuania thanks a wonderful Kuzminskcreator of 14 factors. Italy didn’t want the 15 factors of Gallinari and 10 of Honey.

Azzurri within the race for 17 minutes, then the collapse

Shock initially from Melli and Polonara (11-7), Lithuania reacted with character and with a partial of 6-12 gained the primary important benefit on the eighth minute (13-19) signed by Grigonis and Kuzminskas. Italy held on to 2 triples by Ricci to remain within the slipstream however the crew of Maksvytis continued to push on the accelerator, even reaching +10 (25-35) within the 14th minute with a basket by Butkevicius. The response of Melli, Gallinari and Tongue and a triple of Petrucellisimply thrown onto the sector by Pozzecco, introduced the Azzurri again to -2 (36-38) within the seventeenth minute however Lithuania continued to harm with long-distance photographs and prolonged the lead earlier than the interval (38-47).

Unwatchable restoration, Lithuania dominated

Italy got here again from the locker room on the improper foot and was caught by their opponents who, dominating below the boards, flew to +19 (40-59) at 24′. Two baskets in a row by Petrucelli allowed the Azzurri to cut back the hole (51-63) at 28′ however Lithuania, at all times attentive in protection, by no means trembled, certainly, within the final quarter as much as the utmost closing benefit of +24 (64-88).