Lithuania without defeats, Maksvytis will not go to Russia
The Lithuanian men’s basketball team (4-0) defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina for the second time in three days and secured a place in the next 2023. FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Kazys Maksvytis’ students in Vilnius 77:56 (20:12, 14:20, 21:12, 22:12) defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-2) and to be calm for the first place in the group 2 rounds before the first stage. The only Bosnians can still equal the number of victories, but Lithuanians have a mutual advantage over them.
Lithuanians, who did not play well in Osuzas Olisevičius and Martynas Echodas in Tuzla due to ill health, started the match. Laurynas Birutis and Tomas Dimša shook the basket, and the hosts quickly ran on (14: 5).
Halfway through the match, the Bosnians made a successful stretch and restored the intrigue (32:34).
After the break, the Lithuanians regained the advantage. Deividas Gailius, who was last called up to the national team from Klaipėda by Neptūnas, joined Tomas Dimša with 8 more points in the half, and the hosts gained a double-digit advantage (55:44).
Lithuania: Tomas Dimša 19, Deividas Gailius 15, Gytis Radzevičius 9, Regimantas Miniotas, Mindaugas Girdžiūnas and Laurynas Birutis 8 each.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Edin Attic 12, Kenan Kamenyas and Amar Gegic 10, Janan Musa and Emir Sulaymanovich 7.
After the match at the press conference, the head of the Lithuanian national team. coach Kazys Maksvytis announced the decision not to return to the Perm Parma team and the remaining contract.
“I already slept easier last night, I had made a decision. In such a situation, I could have acted differently. I am not going to Perm, I informed the club leaders about it and I stay in Lithuania. All other conditions later. I will suffer somewhat financially or similarly, but that doesn’t make sense. I slept peacefully. I made a decision that is my heart, “said Kazys Maksvytis.