European

Finals Game 11: FRANCE - LITHUANIA 80-66

Date: September 22, 2013
France are the new EuroBasket champions! They overcame Lithuania in the title game in Ljubljana tonight. It marked the first ever success for France at the European Championships. Nicolas Batum stepped up with 17 points and 6 rebounds to pace Les Bleus. Darjus Lavrinovic got things going with a layup. But France quickly surged ahead. Nicolas Batum made it 11:7 for Les Bleus midway through the opening quarter. Boris Diaw and Tony Parker made it 17:12 for France. But Linas Kleiza scored six straight points to put the Baltic team in front. Mantas Kalnietis capped the first period with a layup as Lithuania secured a 22:19 lead. The teams traded baskets throughout the bigger part of the second frame. But Nicolas Batum sank back-to-back three-pointers to trigger an 18:3 run that put France up by 13 points 47:34. Antoine Diot capped the half with a three-pointer to give France a 50:34 advantage. France took over completely in the third term. Les Bleus stretched the gap to 20 points midway through the period. Boris Diaw made it 64:42 with under four minutes to go in the quarter. France finished the third term up by 18 points 68:50. Tony Parker nailed 8 points in the fourth frame to carry France to a historic victory. Boris Diaw finished with 15 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, while Tony Parker added 12 points in the victory. Linas Kleiza answered with 20 points for Lithuania. Mantas Kalnietis had 19 points in the loss.
France FRANCE80
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
0 miUuB, XaZIlis 49 4-0 (15%) 4-2 (49.0%) 8-8 (655%) 5 1 1 6 8 5 8 6 5 6 69 69 5
7 OiQVRQ, wIjF 46 1-64 (31.8%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 4 4 5 5 5 5 8 68 6 5
64 gaiT, mIQas 83 1-66 (03.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 3 6 5 5 5 5 8 60 60 5
63 SnajZi, SlRxas 62 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 0 65 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 3 9 5
60 GRliMilR, baZViRl 61 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 6 8 4 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 7 5
68 gR CIlI, XijdI 86 8-4 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 3 1 5
9 ORUQI, zIhij 67 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 5 6 2 0 5
66 OaRUQus, ylIQRjU 69 4-4 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 1 4 5
1 gaIU, SjUIajR 66 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 4 8 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
2 Kihuda, ChiQlRs 8 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
65 HRuQURl, whIBis 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
3 viuLRQDjR, zIffQRF 6 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
wIUil   87-05 (02.5%) 0-86 (84.2%) 9-9 (655.5%) 66 80 41 61 84 5 8 8 5 2 25 12  


Lithuania LITHUANIA66
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
0 KiljaRUas, bijUis 41 1-66 (03.0%) 8-2 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5 3 3 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 67 65 5
65 ARaMuUas, eRjildis 48 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 2-2 (655%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 8 65 3 5
2 biZaulas, zIjis 48 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 1 1 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 9 0 5
66 KlRaJi, vajis 45 0-1 (24.4%) 4-1 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 0 0 6 0 5 5 5 5 4 85 63 5
9 viLQajILaZ, giQnus 62 8-8 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 9 9 5
64 OIZaus, biQUFjis 69 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 8 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 -6 5
60 ziLUIVis, eIMRQUis 60 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
63 kilijZaujis, zIjis 66 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 6 4 6 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 3 5
1 KuJBajsVis, bajdiuDis 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
3 bIUaRnujis, gIjiUis 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
68 viLQajILaZ, KsasUIf  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
7 gRlajajViaUas, wIBis  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-43 (33.6%) 9-85 (40.5%) 60-67 (97.5%) 8 86 84 7 60 5 8 8 5 65 11 36  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)