Lithuania Men’s Basketball Facing a strong opponent in the round of 16 group stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup on the 3rdAmerican teamthe audience soared 14 3-pointers, a total of 7 players scored in double figures, and finally won 110 to 104, and advanced to the top 8 as the first in the group.
Lithuania felt hot at the start of the game, scoring 9 consecutive 3-pointers, leaving the US team breathless.New Orleans Pelicans center forward Jonas Valančiūnas Caused a lot of trouble for the opponent in the penalty area, and let the US team play the center in the first quarter Years Jackson Jr. Swallowing 2 fouls, Lithuania also took a 19-point lead in the first quarter; the US team got into foul trouble in the second quarter and could only enter the second half with a 17-point deficit.
After changing the basket, the US team in the Anthony Edwards Under the leadership, they rushed to catch up and narrowed the point difference to 6 points. In the fourth quarter, the two sides started the offensive mode. Both teams scored 39 points in the final quarter. However, the US team fell behind too much in the first half, and the main players fouled out early. , and couldn’t stop Lithuania’s 3-point artillery fire, and finally could only swallow the first defeat of this tournament by 6 points.
In this game, Lithuania crushed the opponent 43 to 27 in rebounds, and led 17 to 2 in the 2 waves of offensive scoring. A total of 9 people in the team hit 3-pointers, the team’s 3-pointer shooting rate was as high as 56%, and 7 people scored In double figures, they successfully advanced to the top 8 with team basketball, and will face Serbia in the next game. The US team performed best with Anthony Edwards 35 points. Although they lost, they still advanced to the second place in the group.
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