The Clash of European Titans: Lithuania vs Serbia in the Quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup

This Tuesday the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup Philippines-Japan-Indonesia 2023 with the duel between the European teams of Lithuania and Serbiafrom which the first semifinalist comes out. The match starts at 5.45 (Argentine time) at the Mall of Asia in Manila, the Philippine capital, and the winner will face in the next round whoever wins the crossing between Canada and Slovenia, which will be measured on Wednesday in the last match of the instance.

The only time the two countries met in a World Cup was in Turkey 2010 and the Lithuanians won 99-88, so this duel will be the second between them in an ecumenical event. in the anteroom, according to the betting forecasts there is no clear candidate for victory. Those led by Kazys Maksvytis They have something of a favorite because they pay up to 1.93 for their victory against 1.95 that those of Svetislav Pešić.

The match is broadcast live on DSports 2 and TyC Sports, so it can also be seen online on the digital platforms DGO, Flow, Telecentro Play and TyC Sports Play. In all cases it is required to be a client of a cable operator to access the content.

Serbia won four games and lost one in the 2023 World CupAaron Favila – AP

The game has two powers from Europe and, also, from international basketball face to face. The Lithuanians, with Jonas Valančiūnas As a star figure, they seek to take another step towards their desire to get their first title since they became independent from the Soviet Union. Curiously, as such they have three crowns and their current rival has five stars being part of Yugoslavia and, therefore, they also want to reach the top for the first time since they separated from the other nations.

The Balkans are led by Bogdan Bogdanović (Atlanta Hawks in the NBA). The forward leads a team that does not have Nikola Jokic -NBA champion 2022/23 with Denver Nuggets and MVP of the finals- nor to the point guard Vasilije Micićamong other sports figures who decided not to play the tournament.

The duel has an incentive because it is transcendental, too, for the objective of both teams to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Whoever prevails will leave behind a direct rival in the fight to obtain one of the two places available for Europe. You can even ensure your stay at the next Olympic event in case Italy lose to the United States and Slovenia to Canada.

The comparison of the statistics of Lithuania and Serbia in the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup

Lithuania is one of the undefeated teams in the World Cup. In the first stage they led group D with victories over Egypt 93-67, Mexico 96-66 and Montenegro 91-71. In the second phase they formed zone J and beat Greece 92-67 and the United States 110-104.

Serbia, meanwhile, dominated group B with joy over China 105-63, Puerto Rico 94-77 and South Sudan 105-83. In the next instance, they lost to Italy 78-76 and, in a transcendental duel because they had no margin for error, defeated the Dominican Republic in Karl-Anthony Towns 112-79.

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2023-09-05 07:00:00
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