78-76: National team relative improvement in Vilnius

The Spanish team closed out the friendly with another defeat (78-76). Vilnius in view of Lithuania But it provides a better feel than the game palmThanks to this, he had the option to win in the final stretch of the match, but was unable to achieve it due to his mistakes. Lorenzo Brown in the final shot.

Either way, the nationalized point guard was one of the architects of the comeback that allowed him to reach tight end in what was probably his best game in this shooting phase. Willie Hernangomez who stayed Madrid To manage the physical load (Rudy too), he took the scoring responsibility and was the game’s top scorer with 18 points.

In addition to its appearance, it is worth highlighting the success of Dario Brizuela (12) A little more intensity and confidence from the team, especially in the second half Scariolo However, they were always behind on the scoreboard against the most talented Baltic teams.

low price of Willie Hernangomez suspend reference to from the beginning Selection, showed a lack of confidence and intensity.first triple of Giedraitis (3 of 3) did damage, highlighting the team’s defensive shortcomings. Valanciunas world Sabonis19-4 was the highest starting profit achieved by the Lithuanians who appeared to have definitively beaten the match.

Again, it was the rotation that saved Spain from trouble.A change of direction with the appearance of Juan Nunezand other external threat searches such as Jaime Fernandezgave oxygen to a team that seemed lost and reunited by 25-17. Chasm Help me inside.

In the second quarter, the attack didn’t improve, but at least the image was different in defense, and an error occurred in Lithuania.triple of Masiuriz It was 32-19 midway through the quarter, but other threats were contained. Blazdeikisinflicted a lot of damage on Las Palmas.

The break was reached at 39-30 after minutes of determination and bravery for the Brizuela side, the benchmark of the moment for the team. to all this, Lorenzo Brown He is still lost, contributing neither offensively nor defensively.

Juancho woke up in the third quarter hernangomez world Lopez Arostegui Providing some external commentary, the scoreboard tightened to 56-53 at the end of the quarter.At the end Brizuela Lithuania came in as one of the powerhouses in attack, but Lithuania was also able to find a perimeter striker in Blazdeikis to maintain their lead. The record achieved by the national team was a tie of 76 with 35 seconds remaining.

data sheet

78 – Lithuania (25+14+17+22): Sabonis (7), Yokubaitis (5), Valanciunas (16), Gidratis (12), Grigonis (8) -initial 5-, Masiuris (5), Brazdeikis ( 16) ), Echodus (1), Zemaitis (2), Recavicius (3), Butkevicius (3).
76 – Spain (17+13+23+23): Braun (18), Pradilla (2), Juancho Hernangomez (8), Lopez Arostegui (7), Galba (2) -Initial 5-, Parra (2) , Sima (5), Jaime Fernandez (7), Brizuela (12), Size (7), Nunez (2), Guerra (4), Colom ().
Referees: Vilius Matulaitis (LIT), Anzei Urbanovic (LIT), Gabrielius Simonavicius (LIT). without exclusion.
Incident: Eurobasket friendly at Avia Solutions Group in Vilnius.