LTU – Lithuania in winning form ahead of Beijing
A CORUNA (Olympics) – Lithuania have been brushing aside the competition in the build-up to the Olympics. At the Torneo Ciudad De La Coruña on Monday, Linas Kleiza erupted for 24 points in a 90-61 mauling of Portugal. Prior to that triumph, Ramunas Butautus’ team had thrashed Belarus 113-57 and followed that up with two more ...
A CORUNA (Olympics) – Lithuania have been brushing aside the competition in the build-up to the Olympics.
At the Torneo Ciudad De La Coruña on Monday, Linas Kleiza erupted for 24 points in a 90-61 mauling of Portugal.
Prior to that triumph, Ramunas Butautus’ team had thrashed Belarus 113-57 and followed that up with two more triumphs over Iceland in which the Baltic giants surpassed the century mark.
Lithuania won 115-62 on July 13 and two days later romped to a 105-67 triumph.
Next up for Lithuania, last year’s bronze medal winners at the EuroBasket, is a warm-up game against Spain at the Torneo Orense on Thursday.
On Friday, Lithuania take on Argentina.
Lithuania are in Group A at the Olympics with Australia, Russia, Iran, Croatia and Argentina.
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