Jasikevicius Lifts Lithuania Past China 94-68

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main

Sarunas Jasikevicius was raining treys on Wednesday as the Lithuanian point guard went 5-6 from outside the arc, and led his team past China 94-68. The victory puts Lithuania in the Beijing Olympics semi-finals as they will match up against Spain. Jasikevicius to this observer will always be the one that got away from the NBA. He played for the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors, but did not get the minutes he wanted in the Association, so he went back to the Euro-Leagues following the 2006-2007 campaign. The two teams played competitively for the first quarter as Lithuania had a slim 19-17 lead at the end of the period. However Lithuania pulled away in the second quarter, they led 41-30 at halftime, and never looked back. Jasikevicius led all scorers with 23 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds. Yao Ming led China with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, in the loss.

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