The sword is not old! Former Knicks outside line-up as a fig leaf for Lithuanians?
In the previous men's basketball European Championship first day match, Slovenia won 92-85 against Lithuania and won the opening. In the game, Lithuanian striker Mindaugas Kuzminskas performed well, playing 22 minutes and 06 seconds, shooting 8 of 12 from the field and 3 of 3 from outside the three-point line, scoring a team-high 19 points plus 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, plus plus minus +1. Had it not been for his excellent performance on the offensive end, the Lithuanian team would have lost more and lost worse.
Lithuania's two major interior core Sabonis Jr. was 4-of-10, 1-of-0 from outside the three-point line, 2-of-4 from the free throw line, and had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, as well as 4 fouls and 4 turnovers; Valanciunas shot 4-of-10 from the field, 1-of-1 from beyond the three-point line, 1-of-2 from free throws, had nine points and 12 rebounds, two fouls and three turnovers, and had a plus-minus of just -9. Neither of the two NBA super interiors showed their due strength, the offensive end was inefficient, and the defensive end was directly exploded by The Slovenian naturalized player Mike Tobey.
In this case, Kuzminskas stepped forward and used accurate projection and sharp breakthroughs to renew the team's life. Unfortunately, the Slovenian team used Luka Doncic's talent and awareness at the crucial moment to open the score at the crucial moment and win the final victory.
Kuzminskas played for the New York Knicks for two seasons and was also a regular rotation player for the Knicks in 2016-17. However, he eventually left the NBA and returned to Europe. He is now a 32-year-old veteran, but it looks like he is still the most reliable outside player in Lithuania.
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