Tag: Lithuania
Gilas boys get crushed by Lithuania in Fiba U17 World Cup opener
Gilas Pilipinas boys’ CJ Amos against a Lithuanian defender in the Fiba U17 World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines—Lithuania proved to be too much to handle for the Gilas Pilipinas Boys, scoring a dominant 107-48 win in Group A of the Fiba Under-17 World Cup at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday (Manila…
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Steve Kerr finds silver lining in Team USA loss to Lithuania – rezal404
Team USA coach Steve Kerr during a game against Lithuania in the Fiba World Cup. -FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines-Coach Steve Kerr opted to put a silver lining to Team USA’s 110-104 loss to Lithuania in a shock result that wrapped up the second round action of the Fiba World Cup on Sunday at Mall of…
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Lithuania joins Team USA in quarterfinals with win over Greece – rezal404
Lithuania celebrates after beating Greece in the Fiba World Cup second round. FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines-Lithuania secured its place in the quarterfinals ahead of the big game against the United States after a 92-67 win over Greece on Friday in the Fiba World Cup at Mall of Asia Arena. NBA draft pick Rokas Jokubaitis and…
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Germany, Slovenia, US and Lithuania make quarterfinals – rezal404
Slovenia guard Luka Doncic (77), left, and center Mike Tobey (10) celebrate after they defeated Australia in their Basketball World Cup group K match in Okinawa, southern Japan, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Luka Doncic and Slovenia are headed to the Fiba World Cup quarterfinals. So are the U.S., Germany and Lithuania. Out…
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Lithuania, sweet-shooting Serbia ready for next phase – rezal404
Serbia in the Fiba World Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net If there’s one skill Serbia takes pride in, it’s shooting. “Serbia is a country where you shoot. We shoot, we know how to shoot, especially when you have 12 guys who can shoot,” said Vanja Marinkovic after his team’s 83-65 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday that…
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Lithuania, Montenegro, Egypt, Mexico – rezal404
Egypt’s Assem Marei, Mexico’s Gabriel Giron, Lithuania’s Jonas Valacunias and Montenegro’s Nikola Vučević. –MARLO CUETO/ART MANILA, Philippines—Nothing personifies the word “colossal” much like Group D in the 2023 Fiba World Cup in Manila. The Mall of Asia Arena will be home to several showdowns of tough centers with Lithuania, Montenegro, Egypt and Mexico. With only…
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Gilas Pilipinas bounces back with blowout win over Lithuania in last Euro tuneup – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas vs Lithuania Universiade team in a tune-up game. -SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas bounced back big time on Saturday, blowing out a young Lithuania side, 125-102, in Lithuania. Gilas banked on a strong second half effort behind Justin Brownlee to redeem himself from a 90-80 loss to a different Lithuania team on Wednesday.…
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Playing vs Lithuania gives Gilas chance to address defending stretch bigs – rezal404
June Mar Fajardo and Gilas Pilipinas are fast learning how to deal with bigs who can shoot from the outside. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS When the lone naturalized player’s spot in his roster was likely boiling down to either Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson or Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee, Gilas Pilipinas showed that it…
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Gilas Pilipinas loses to Lithuania side in scrimmage – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas during practice in Lithuania. SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas fell to the Lithuania selection squad, 90-80, in a tune-up match on Tuesday in Kaunas, Lithuania. After winning back-to-back games over a young Ukraine side, the Filipinos got off to a sluggish start and trailed by 17 early after allowing the Lithuanians to score…
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Reyes to fix Gilas faults in Lithuania – rezal404
Chot Reyes’ preparations for the World Cup have been hit by injuries. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG National coach Chot Reyes saw some positives and a lot of negatives and will ramp up preparations for Gilas Pilipinas in the second stage of their European sojourn with the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup just on the…
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