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Kerr Kriisa connected 8 triples, scored 26 points and made 7 assists, and the Estonian national team, led by him, won a dramatic victory in a friendly in Tallinn. The hosts on Friday in the first game of the “Baltic Way” tournament 92:85 (24:21, 23:23, 16:18, 14:15, 15: 8) outperformed Lithuanian basketball players.
The former Kriisa, 19, unstoppable for all Lithuanians, dictated his conditions at the most important moments of the extension.
We will continue with the Lithuanian national team leading 85:82, but Kerras Kriisa twice found free partners and after 5 consecutive points his hosts went ahead 87:85, with 76 seconds to play.
Ultimately, victory for the Estonians was assured by Kriisa’s three-point play 36 seconds before the end of extra time, when the result became 90:85 in favor of the hosts. This culminated in a 45-minute fight, and at the end of the last quarter, the Lithuanians were able to avoid an extension.
After the sixth Crisis three-point game in the 36th minute of the match, the Estonians led 73:68, and had the same advantage just over 3 minutes to go: 77:72.
Lukas Lekavičius then realized all three points, and in the next attack Laurynas Birutis equalized the result with a shot from the basket: 77:77. The two teams exchanged without fail until Janari Joesaaro’s triple with 25.9 seconds to play. He did not touch the bow and left a decisive attack against the Lithuanians.
Marius Grigonis had a smile on his face as he ran across the field, almost oblivious to the rain, however Kriisa made a spectacular stop.
The Estonian team won the fight for balls 48-42 and made up to 28 assists. Lithuanians successfully helped each other 19 times.
Lithuanians reached 41 percent. colon (12/29), 35 percent. three points (12/34) and 78 percent. penalty kicks (25/32). Estonians scored 53 percent. colon (17/32), 34 percent. three points (15/43) and 65 percent. penalty kicks (13/20).
Tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. Lithuania will play with Latvia and end the tournament.
Estonia: Kerras Kriisa 26 (8/12 trit., 7 res.), Sanderis Raieste 17 (6/9 shots, 9 reb.), Siimas Sanderis Vene 13, Kristjan Kitsingas 9.
Lithuania: Marius Grigonis 14 (11/12 fines), Lukas Lekavičius 12, Laurynas Birutis (8 rebounds) and Tomas Dimša after 11, Arnas Butkevičius 10.
Comments after the game:
The match took place at the Saku Suurhall Stadium in Tallinn, which seats 7,000 people during basketball games. Spectators However, in this tournament, the sale of a maximum of 1.5 thousand was allowed in one game. Tickets.
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