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In the second match of the Olympic qualifying group, the Lithuanian basketball team confidently defeated the South Korean basketball players 96:57 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they will already face a clash with Poland.
The Krepsinis.net portal reviewed the individual performance of the Lithuanian national team players at this meeting and evaluated it with ratings.
# 5 Mantas Kalnietis (17 min., 0 points, 2 rebounds, 9 res., 4 points, 3 points). Rating – 6.
Already in the second consecutive game, the captain has a bit of difficulty starting the game in the starting five. His game was marred by mistakes and insecure decisions in the opening minutes. Still, in the second half of the game, we already saw a much stronger version of the player. The excellent viewing of M. Kalnietis Square and the reading of the game was made on up to 9 successful passes. The only strange thing is that the veteran attacked the basket 4 times, but he remained the only Lithuanian who did not score points.
# 11 Domantas Sabonis (23 min., 9 points, 10 reps, 2 res., 1 p., 1 repetition, 16 points). Rating – 8.
One of the brightest stars of the Lithuanian team started the game in the position of “fourth number” and although he did not topple the mountains, this attempt by Darius Maskoliūnas was already a little more successful than in the game with Venezuela. D. Sabonis was only a point short to double the double and his numbers look good, but sometimes the impression is that his potential in attack is not yet fully exploited. Attempts to attack from at least a little farther usually end in inaccurate shots, so you should choose everything at close range. In defense, the Lithuanian gave a couple of times to Gunas Ra “1 against 1”, who in the first part of the match caused too many problems for the Lithuanian defense.
# 13 Rokas Jokubaitis (16 min., 13 points, 3 reps, 5 res., 1 bl., 16 points). Rating – 10.
From the bench, R. Jokubaitis once again brought not only energy to the Lithuanian team’s game, but also solidity and peace. Well distributed passes, timely shots and excellent team leadership accompanied the young defender throughout the game. R. Jokubaitis, who competes in this way with confidence before the most important fights of the Olympic team, gives a lot of optimism. Like the cherries on the cake, the only thing missing was that at least one of his last two long throws had reached its goal.
# 17 Jonas Valančiūnas (17 min., 15 points, 13 reps, 3 blocks, 28 useful points). Rating – 9.
In attack, the tall man was again just an unstoppable force under the baskets and barely dominated the penalty area. A solid double-double captured in just 17 minutes just confirms that perfectly. It’s still in the top ten and this time it sold out a bit. If in the first match the center was often attacked in “2 on 2” situations, then in the first half of this match G.Ra beat the Lithuanian several times only “1 on 1”. It was gratifying to see that in the second half of the match J.Valančiūnas was angry about that and I would have faced the center of the opponents much safer.
# 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas (15 min., 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 points). Rating – 4.
The forward of the Lithuanian national team started the game actively and immediately caused the opponent’s foul and scored the team’s first points. Later, all attempts to excel were unsuccessful, although M. Kuzminskas had a number of advantages over his direct opponents. The Lithuanian, who has had a good season in Krasnodar so far, is getting a bit out of context and we must hope that we will see his play much stronger in the most important battles of this selection.
# 21 Gytis Masiulis (10 min., 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 innings, 11 points). Rating – 7.
Although it can be said that G. Masiulis already did his job when the fate of the match was clear, the tall man made good use of the minutes. The youngster got into the game well and burst into positive energy, which turned into 3 rebounds on offense and 2 interceptions on defense. However, while playing in the midfielder position, G. Masiulis still lacks physical strength and after taking advantage of his advantage in this situation, G. Ra took advantage of it.
# 22 Eimantas Bendžius (12 min., 8 points, 1 res. Per minute, 1 per room, 10 points). Rating – 7.
The attacker used his minutes very productively and hit all shots, both two- and three-point shots and free throws. On defense, E.Bendžius also had a couple of good episodes, when he put his hand in time and place, thus contributing to the intercepted ball or the slow attack of the opponents. South Korea may not have been the opponent against whom E. Bendžius’s ability to expand the Lithuanian attack would be much needed, but in the future his shots from a distance may be very necessary.
# 31 Rokas Giedraitis (25 min., 7 points, 3 reps, 2 res., 3 p. ,, 2 points). Rating – 5.
The fact that the Lithuanian team, who have won up to 39 points, still have reservations confirms R. Giedraitis’ hit percentage. The sniper accounted for just 1 in 6 points (17 percent), and the entire team also dropped a modest 30 percent. precision. Also, the basketball player made a mistake a couple of times in equal places and those mistakes should be avoided in the future. Despite this flaw, the Lithuanian who plays in the ranks of Vitorija “Baskonia” seems to have found his place in the team and it only remains to correct these details and his game should become much more productive.
# 33 Tomas Dimša (14 min., 11 points, 1 res., 8 helpful votes). Rating – 7.
After a very good performance with Venezuela, the defender played a great game against South Korea. At the end of the second half, T. Dimša, who entered the field, scored Lithuania’s last points before the break and continued the successful play in the second half of the match. The Lithuanian attacked from the 3-point zone 5 times and made 2 shots. The defender spared no extra passes to team friends several times, and at one point was able to attack the basket from a distance during a quick attack, but he hesitated a bit and Lithuania organized a positional attack.
# 40 Marius Grigonis (16 min., 13 points, 2 reps, 2 res., 2 p., 14 points). Rating – 8.
Although M. Grigonis started the game with a free-kick, this error did not get him out of the cuts and the defender felt his pace of play quite quickly. One of the most capable individual players on the Lithuanian team competed in this match much better and successfully not only completed the attacks himself, but also created opportunities for his teammates. Lithuania, as during the control game, was looking for more opportunities to play fast, and M. Grigonis feels very good in a game like this. Hopefully this good performance will help the basketball player psychologically and we will continue to see only the upward curve of his game.
# 43 Lukas Lekavičius (17 min., 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 res., 12 points). Rating – 8.
Although we are used to L. Lekavičius being a player who brings energy to the team’s game, for now this defender is already a person who is also useful in his experience. L.Lekavičius did not make any mistakes in this meeting and successfully helped the teammates 3 times. It seems that the defender has discovered his place in the team and knows exactly what the national team coaches want from him. So far, Lithuania has not had any serious tests, but at least with their former opponents, they have managed confidently and in their own basket.
# 51 Arnas Butkevičius (19 min., 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 res. Rating – 7.
A. Butkevičius is a player who does not need to have a ball in his hands to be useful. The good work in defense, the excellent positions in the fight for the balls allow this forward to cover many gaps in the Lithuanian team’s game. So far, both rivals did not have good “fourth numbers”, so A.Butkevičius fit in very well in this position and with her the Lithuanians on the field could rush to a quick attack after inaccurate attacks from opponents. It is on an open court that an attacker feels better and can successfully punish his opponents.
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