Basketball World Cup: Lithuania beats Montenegro to lock group 1st Varan 11+8 Vucevic 19 points

On August 29, Beijing time, the men's basketball World Cup continued, and the Lithuanian men's basketball team defeated the Montenegrin men's basketball team 91-71 to complete a three-game winning streak to lock up the first place in Group D. Montenegro led by one point in the first quarter, Lithuania rebounded by eight points in the second quarter, and in the third quarter Lithuania played an 18-10 run to open up to 16 points, and Lithuania dominated the situation in the final quarter to win.

Two teams of data

Montenegro: Perry 13 points and three rebounds, Simonovic 13 points and six rebounds, Vucevic 19 points and three rebounds.

Lithuania: Chokubatis 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Varan 11 points and 8 rebounds, Dimsa 9 points, Kuzminskas 15 points and 3 rebounds, Blazdaśski 10 points and 4 rebounds.

Star of the field - Kuzminskas

Kuzminskas on the bench was extremely efficient in this game, playing 18 minutes, 5-of-6 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Tidbits

Both teams had already won 2-0 and advanced to the round of 16 before the match, and the victory or defeat of this match no longer affected the promotion places, and both teams decided a 3-game winning streak and a 2-1 loss.

With 6 seconds left in the third quarter, the referee gave Kalini Oskas a foul and Ivanovic missed two free throws.

Highlight moments

Vucevic singles in the middle.

Šimonović received the ball with confidence in a three-point shoot.

Kuzminskas hit a three-point open shot after receiving the ball.

Varan faced Vucevic and scored strongly.

Radovich hit the ground and assisted Slavkovich with an empty dunk.

Match Review

In the opening game, Radoncic hit a three-point shot first, and then Jokubatis responded with 4 consecutive points, Perry hit a basket, Varan also hit a basket, the two teams were deadlocked, Jokubatis hit a three-pointer, Šimonović also responded with three points, both teams have a good offensive success rate, but Vucevic and Varan two NBA centers did not face much, and Montenegro led Lithuania 27-26 in the first quarter.

The opening of the second quarter Lithuania opened a 2+1 rally, but the coaching staff complained about sending a T, Slavkovic made a foul after Dimsa made two free throws, Dimsa broke through another 2+1, Kalini Oskas made another three points, Kuzminskas made two free throws Lithuania to open up to 10 points, Vucevic came a 2+1, Motel also hit a basket, Lithuania led Montenegro 48-40 at halftime.

Yibian again played Lithuania on a 7-0 run in 1 minute and 40 seconds, and Montenegro paused. Perry missed a three-pointer, Vucevic successfully defended with a big hat under the basket, and the two teams tried to hit iron on three points in a row, and their offensive efficiency declined seriously. Motel opened the game with a three-pointer, Perry broke through, Kuzminskas responded with a free throw, Motel fouled the score, and Jokubatis made a jumper to continue to open the gap, and Lithuania led Montenegro 66-50 after the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Kuzminskas broke through and hit, Simonović wanted to return a three-point iron, Bunyak scored a quick attack to widen the gap between the two teams to 20, Kuzminskas threw back in the middle, Vucevic responded with an empty catch, Wushen single-handedly defended Varan successfully, Mihaivic made two fouls and made two free throws, and Radovic came to a three-point to narrow down to 15 Lithuania timeout. After Varan played one, Mikhailovic returned one, Varan hit a three-pointer, and Wushen faced Varan Qiang to create a foul, and time was quickly exhausted Lithuania's three consecutive wins.

Two teams start

Montenegro: Perry, Popovich, Radoncic, Šimonović, Vučević;

Lithuania: Blazdekis, Chokubatis, Normantas, Saidkskis, Valannunas;

Text/Yan Xiaobai