Lithuania 185
La Roja reclaims the throne
The Spain everyone feared finally showed up and laid waste to Lithuania in the final of EuroBasket 2015. Emmet Ryan writes about a well-timed ascendancy Pau Gasol didn’t have to do it all by himself today. That lone stand on Thursday night had roused his team mates. Once more they entered hostile territory but this […]
Pau’s band of brothers
Pau Gasol has brought a battered and tired crew back to the big one. Now, Emmet Ryan writes, he must raise them one final time The field of Agincourt lies just 90km or so from here. Next month on 25 October, St Crispin’s day, the 600th anniversary of one of the greatest against the odds […]
A tale of two coaches
Aleksandar Djordjevic and Jonas Kazlauskas had a battle of wits on Friday. It was the Lithuanian supremo who prevailed and is going to the final. Emmet Ryan tells their story This place wasn’t full but it sure was loud. All day the talk was that this was Serbia’s to lose. The only people giving Lithuania […]
VIDEOS: Kuzminskas and Nedovic react to Lithuania’s win over Serbia
Lithuania’s Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Serbia’s Nemanja Nedovic spoke to BallinEurope following their thrilling semi-final clash at FIBA EuroBasket 2015, where Kuzminskas and Lithuania booked their place in the final and next year’s summer Olympics in Rio. Watch both men talk below.
VIDEO: Jonas Maciulis reacts to Lithuania’s OT win over Italy
Jonas Maciulis spoke at length follow Lithuania’s overtime win over Italy to progress to the semi finals of EuroBasket 2015. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Valanciunas wins duel with Bargnani to put Lithuania in semis
One duel dominated this game and it was Jonas Valanciunas and Lithuania who emerged victorious Jonas Valanciunas utterly dominated Andrea Bargnani from the start but a remarkable resurgence by the Italian nearly saved his side. The Toronto Raptors man had an off-night against Georgia as he looked to still be feeling the effects of illness […]
A rainy day in Lille
Rather than report on every game individually, Emmet Ryan has treated the second day of Last 16 play as one continuous piece. That and it rained 12.00 – My bed, Ronchin I realised something was up. My alarm hadn’t gone off. Turns out it doesn’t work if you turn the phone off. Not to worry, […]
VIDEO: An emotional Zaza Pachulia talks about exiting EuroBasket
Zaza Pachulia had a huge game for Georgia but the big man’s effort wasn’t enough to see off Lithuania. Here he talks about his pride in representing his country and how close they came to an historic place in the quarter finals. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards […]
VIDEO: Jonas Valanciunas on his and Lithuania’s performance against Georgia
Toronto Raptors big man Jonas Valanciunas shared his thoughts after Lithuania overcame Georgia to reach the quarter finals of EuroBasket 2015. Watch the full piece below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
VIDEO: Jacob Pullen reflects on his time playing for Georgia at EuroBasket
Former Kansas State Wildcat Jacob Pullen spoke to BallinEurope about his time playing for Georgia at EuroBasket following his side’s defeat to Lithuania in the last 16. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Watch the highlights of Lietuvos Rytas rout of Zalgiris Kaunas
The battle of the big two in Lithuania usually promises a lot but nobody expected this. Lietuvos Rytas utterly annihilated reigning champions Zalgiris Kaunas 93-66 on Sunday. I watched this game and believe me, the scoreline is generous to the losers. Check out the highlights of one big whupping. After that game, Lietuvos Rytas sit […]
Watch the top 10 from LKL round 22
The Lithuanian league rarely fails to entertain and this week was no different. Check out the best plays from the latest round of action.