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Zalgiris beat Neptunas 90-70, take LKL title
Zalgiris Kaunas have been crowned champions of Lithuania with a 90-70 win in Game 6 of the finals against Neptunas. Zalgiris take the series 4-2. After putting up a sterling fight through the opening five games of the series, Neptunas were out of gas by the time they took on reigning champions Zalgiris. The result […]
EuroBasket: Huge Q3 lifts Lithuania past Croatia 77-62
It was a battle from the start but only one team could make Sunday’s final. A third quarter burst move Lithuania past Croatia and into the gold medal game of EuroBasket 2013. Where did that come from? Linas Kleiza had 17 points and 7 boards in just the first half. The former Toronto Raptor delivered […]
EuroBasket Power Rankings: Spain rise to the top
Just in time for today’s semi finals to prove us completely wrong, here’s our updated Power Rankings for EuroBasket 2013 after the quarter final round. 1. Spain. It’s a what have you done for me lately business and nobody has done more than Spain. They leap Croatia on the back of an utter rout of Serbia. […]
Preview: EuroBasket drama guaranteed in Lithuania vs Croatia semi final
After booking their places in next year’s FIBA World Cup yesterday, Lithuania and Croatia have their eyes on a more immediate prize. A place in the final of EuroBasket 2013 is up for grabs. Who will take it? The first semi final of EuroBasket 2013 may lack the star power of Spain vs France but […]
EuroBasket: Lithuania beat Italy 81-77 in a classic
Lithuania and Italy served up the quarter final we had been waiting for in EuroBasket 2013. A battle down to the wire where Lithuania finally pulled through to book a date with Croatia. Finally a game worth killing for. The quarter finals were lacking something up until this point. We needed joie de mort. Where […]
Preview: EuroBasket Quarter Finals – Croatia vs Ukraine and Lithuania vs Italy
Three more teams will book their place in the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Thursday as the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2013 conclude. Here’s are take and picks on both games as well as the classification game between Slovenia and Serbia where the winner books a ticket to Spain. Croatia lost their first game in […]
EuroBasket Power Rankings: And then there were eight
Where once there was 12 now stand 8. The quarter finals are set so it’s time to update our Power Rankings. There are some radical changes but I still expect plenty of you will be upset. Take aim in the comments. 1. Croatia (4-1). It was really tough to decide between first and second here. […]
EuroBasket 2013 Quarter Final pairings set
The last game in stage two has yet to start but the four quarter final pairings for EuroBasket 2013 are set. Here’ are the pairings. Serbia vs Spain Lithuania vs Italy Croatia vs Ukraine Slovenia vs France The first two games on Monday set the slate in stone. Greece lost any hope at making the […]
EuroBasket: Early drama decides Group E
Latvia’s defeat at the hands of Belgium meant the rest of Sunday’s action was all about seeding for the EuroBasket 2013 quarter finals. By the time Lithuania and Ukraine took to the court in Llubjana, both sides knew they were safely through to the quarter finals. Unsurprisingly much of this game had a feel of […]
Eurobasket: Ukrainian resurrection. Wins for Lithuania and France.
Where did that come from? Ukraine pulled off the shock of the second round so far while France and Lithuania rolled to easy victories in Group E. Ukraine took a one point lead into half-time against Serbia but with issues on the boards, the upset looked far from assured. Then along came a 14-2 run […]
Valanciunas hitting form at the right time
After a first round of extremes, Jonas Valanciunas has stepped up big time for Lithuania in his last two outings. When Jonas Valanciunas can stay on the court, Lithuania win. That’s been the story for the Toronto Raptors big man so far. In Lithuania’s two losses so far, to Serbia and Bosnia, Valanciunas totalled just […]
Open thread: Group E could be pretty much decided today
After the Group B teams made their presence felt on Wednesday, Friday could effectively see Group E’s quarter finallists decided. Here’s the slate. Belgium (0-3) vs Lithuania (2-1) – 14.30 Serbia (3-0) vs Ukraine (1-2) – 17.45 Latvia (1-2) vs France (2-1) – 21.00 All times CET. Wins for Lithuania, Serbia, and Latvia would eliminate […]