EManila, ePhilippines. Isixuku sabalandeli abangu-11,349 sabona isikhathi esimangalisayo eMall of Asia Arena njengoba iLithuania ithola ukunqoba okumangalisayo ku-United States ngamaphuzu wokugcina angu-110-104. Lo mdlalo oshubile futhi othokozisayo ubonise uthando nethalente elikhona ku-basketball yamazwe ngamazwe kuwufanele ngokuphelele ukushaya izindaba ze-eu.
Isiqalo Esihlaba umxhwele Nesiphetho Esijabulisayo
Kusukela ekuqaleni, Lithuania bakhombise ukubusa ngokusungula i-52-31 ngasekupheleni kwesiwombe sokuqala. Kodwa-ke, okwenze lo mdlalo waphawuleka ngempela kwakungeyona nje inzuzo yokuqala yaseLithuania kodwa futhi isiphetho esijabulisayo ebesenza wonke umuntu abe nomsindo.
Ngesikhathi sekhefu Umqeqeshi USteve Kerr neqembu lakhe basebenze umlingo wabo ngokuthungela inhlansi elinganisele iLithuania amaphuzu amabili kuphela emizuzwini emihlanu yokuqala yekota yesithathu. Ukushoda kwamaphuzu angu-17 iThimba lase-USA elibhekane nakho ngesikhathi sekhefu kwehle ngokushesha kwafinyelela amaphuzu amane, sibonga u-Mikal Bridges ohambe phambili ngomfutho. Njengoba kusele imizuzu eyi-10 ewashini, amaphuzu ame ku-71-65 efaka amandla avuselelwe ku-Team USA.
Noma kunjalo, umqeqeshi oyinhloko weKazakhstan uKazys Maksvytis ubonise ubuhlakani ngokugcina iqembu elinokulinganisela.
Iqembu lesibili lihambe phambili, labeka ikota yesine. Ngabadlali abafana noJonas Valanciunas kanye noDonatas Motiejunas epende kanye noVaidas Kariniauskas owayengalindelekile njengonogada bamaphuzu ayisipele, iLithuania ibilokhu ithola izindlela zokuthola amaphuzu eduze kwebhasikidi, ivimbela USA iqembu ekubeni livale ukuhola kwalo.
Emizuzwini yomdlalo, i-Lithuania ihlale izinzile futhi yenza ukuphonsa kwamahhala okubalulekile ukuze ivikele ukunqoba kwayo okuzuzwe kanzima ngokunemba nangokuzola.
UJonas Valanciunas Ongenakuvinjelwa
Jonas Valanciunas bekunamandla kulo mdlalo wonke. Izibalo zakhe zizodwa aziwufaki ngokugcwele umthelela wakhe enkantolo. U-Valanciunas akazange ahole ngokuzwakalayo kuphela kodwa futhi wethule ukuba khona ngokomzimba okwesabekayo kweLithuania. U-Jaren Jackson Omncane, u-Bobby Portis Omncane, kanye no-Paolo Banchero bonke bangafakazela inselele yokubhekana naye ngokuzivikela nangokuhlaselayo. Ngenkathi i-Valanciunas iphelile ngamaphuzu angu-12 i-7 rebounds kanye namabhulokhi angu-2 ithonya lakhe liye ladlula lokho okuboniswa izinombolo.
Izibalo Zixoxa Indaba
Ukusebenza okuncomekayo kweLithuania kugqanyiswe ukunemba kwawo amaphuzu amathathu njengoba yenza imizamo yokuqala eyisishiyagalolunye ukusuka, ngale kwe-arc. Le mpumelelo emangalisayo ibavumele ukuthi bakhe amaphuzu angu-21 esiwombeni sokuqala. Noma ukunemba kwazo kusuka ebangeni lamaphuzu amathathu kwehlile, amandla azo okuvikela ama-rebound agqama. Bakwazile ukubamba ama-rebounds angu-18, okuholele ekuzuzeni okukhulu kwe-17-2 kumaphuzu wesibili.
Ukuqhubeka Kwefa laseLithuania
Ukunqoba kweLithuania kulo mdlalo kuphawule isikhathi lapho behlula khona i-USA bekhombisa izizukulwane ezahlukene zamakhono e-basketball. Lokhu kunqoba kuthumela umlayezo emhlabeni we-basketball; I-Lithuania iyimbangi esabekayo yokuthola indondo yegolide.
Abadlali abayisithupha baseLithuania bashaye ngezibalo, okukhombisa icala elibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuhluleni i-USA. U-Anthony Edwards uhole iqembu ngamaphuzu angama-35 amangalisayo, kodwa akekho noyedwa ozakwabo othole amaphuzu angaphezu kwe-14. Lokhu kwenze umdlalo ube yinto engajwayelekile nenselele e-United States, eNdebeni yoMhlaba.
Abakushoyo
- U-Kazys Maksvytis, umqeqeshi oyinhloko waseLithuania: “Sidinga ukusindisa imizwa yethu nomzamo wethu womdlalo olandelayo. Ezinsukwini ezimbili nje, siqala imidlalo yama-playoffs. Ngiyabahalalisela abadlali bami, kodwa sidinga ukukhumbula kancane ukuze silungiselele umdlalo wesibili.”
- UVaidas Kariniauskas, eLithuania: “Kunzima ukukhuluma. Bekuwumdlalo onzima kwasekuqaleni. Kungukunqoba okukhulu kwezwe lakithi, kubadlali, abaqeqeshi, ukudlala nabaphambili emhlabeni. Ngijabule ngezwe lami, umndeni wami, imindeni yethu, futhi asikho isidingo sokuma manje. Asidingi ukugubha okuningi; sizobhekana neSerbia emahoreni angama-48.”
- USteve Kerr, umqeqeshi oyinhloko wase-USA: “Umdlalo omuhle kakhulu we-basketball. Kusobala ukuthi iLithuania isanda kuphuma emasangweni ivutha bhe, yenza amahlandla ayisishiyagalolunye okuqala, yasiyisa kithi. Ngiyayithanda indlela abafana bethu abalwe ngayo, badlale kangcono kakhulu esiwombeni sesibili, beqhudelana njengohlanya, benza umgijimo omuhle impela, kodwa akwanele. Umdlalo omuhle kakhulu kithina. Le yi-FIBA. Kunamaqembu amakhulu anokuqhubeka, akuqondayo akwenzayo, akwenzayo. I-Lithuania ibikhazimula kulobubusuku; bekufanele ukunqoba.”
- U-Anthony Edwards, e-USA: “Ngenhlanhla sithola ukudlala futhi; yilokho kuphela engikucabangayo.”
Ethiyetha enkulu ye-basketball yamazwe ngamazwe, ukunqoba okumangalisayo kwe-Lithuania phezu kwe-United States ngokungangabazeki kuzongena emlandweni njengobufakazi bekhono labo, ukuqina, nokuzinikela okungantengantengi ekwenzeni okuhle. Umhlaba manje ukubheke ngabomvu umzuliswano wabo ozayo neSerbia, i-matchup ethembisa ukuthi izoba yinhle kakhulu.
