Duo of Valanciunas and Sabonis, big obstacle to quarterfinals

A formidable inner duo to create Jonas Valanciunas world Domantas Sabonis of Lithuania Threatening Choir Game This Saturday (8:45pm) spanish selection en route to the quarterfinals of euro basketballa formidable cross against an opponent who had an upward trajectory in the group stage.

Despite facing a transitional phase without a discriminating player on the team, the World Champion Group A With a balance of four wins in five games, in FIBA ​​basketball the strength of the team can make up for the lack of talent.

a Spain It’s up to him to support this theory in Round 16. Lithuania It will be the first wall the teams will have to break down in the final phase, which starts this Saturday in Berlin.

The Spaniards and the Balts are old acquaintances of Continental basketball. In Berlin, his 2003 final, won by Lithuania, and his 2015 final, won by the national team, will be repeated.

in front of the students Sergio Scariolo They will face the 4th ranked team in Group B, the toughest in the first phase. “You can laugh a little Lithuania 4th in the group,’ joked the Italian after the victory. turkey (69-72) and his team finished first in Group A.

And he’s not without reason, given the latest precedent between both teams. In preparation Spain world Lithuania They have met twice, with the Baltics winning both Gran Canaria 77-82 and Vilnius 78-77.

In the group stage, the Lithuanian team went from few to many. Slovenia (92-85), France (73-77) and Germany (107-109), a group trained by Kazis Maksvitis Competed to the end against the first three classifications of the so-called ‘group of death’ and signed a pass to round 16 with two quiet victories Hungary (64-87) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (87-70).

A physical team with outstanding interiors Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans Pelicans) and Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings). The starting, 2.11-meter-to-front center scored 18.4 points and grabbed 11.4 rebounds in the first phase game. Arvidas Sabonis He also hogs his fair share of the paint spotlight, averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds.

In addition to the two Lithuanian stars, high-level exterior accessories such as canopies have been added. Panathinaikos Marius Grigonis (15.8 points), shooting guard Ignace Brazdeikis (9.4 points) and base Barça Rocas Yokubaitis.

All of them make up a very competitive first unit, in contrast to the somewhat naive second row players, a situation that the Spanish team’s Granite block has to take advantage of.

Because it goes beyond proper nouns Willie Hernangomezthe national team’s offensive reference averaging 15.4 points, and Lorenzo Browndirection headlamp, thermometer Spain The defense marks it with paints and rebounds.

The first phase saw World Champions emerge as one of the best defenses in the championship. In his first five games, he averaged 73.6 points.

Additionally, the team Scariolo He has emerged as the fourth-leading rebounder in the championship (39 catches per game) and is the team that gets the most offensive rebounds.

In the Battle of the Baltic Scariolo I’m waiting to find out if he can recover the experience of Rudy Fernandezlost a duel with turkey This is due to a bruise on the right leg.players of real madrid He completed training this Thursday, albeit at a slower pace than his teammates.

If they beat the Baltic team, Spain will play the winner. Finland-Croatia It will be played on Sunday. First, you must break through your inner strength. Valanciunas world Sabonisa red hard bone chaining six consecutive Europeans hanging metal.