They had the opportunity to watch a beautiful match in Klaipeda!
THE Lithuania prevailed with a score of 84-80 Finlandachieving their 5th victory in 8 World Cup friendlies, in front of their home crowd.
The match was a derby until the end, it was decided in the last seconds and it was essentially a duel between two great players. On the side of the winners, Jonas Valantsiunas he was incredible with 21 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, proving that he has the goal of “carrying” Lithuania through the many absences.
On the other hand, a legendary appearance was made by Lauri Markkanen, which he almost won on his own. The Finnish Jazz star scored 32 points (5/10 three-pointers), collected 11 rebounds and handed out 4 assists, showing that he is in great shape ahead of MundoBasketball.
We remind that the Lithuania is in the 4th group of the competition, with Montenegro, Egypt and Mexico. In fact, in case of qualification, they will face each other in the new group that will be created with it Hellas, if of course she also does her duty and passes the first round. Finland, on the other hand, is in the 5th group with Australia, Germany and Japan.
Jonas Valanciunas pulled out „The Mailman“ against Finland ?? #FIBAWC #WinForAll pic.twitter.com/LwS9lK3Krr
— BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) August 14, 2023
Lauri Markkanen at half vs Lithuania
16 points
4 rebounds
2 assists
6/12 FGFinland trails by 2 at Halftime pic.twitter.com/2zTfrUSQKe
— Jazz Lead (@JazzLead) August 14, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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