I don't know, even though the performance in the first game wasn't impressive, even though the percentages weren't bad, the fourth period made a big difference with those holes. Even though the Icelandians dominated in the fourth period, I think we should expect a more productive game from the Lithuanian team rather than focusing on the Icelandians, and if we were to make a prediction about the ~100 point line, it would be logical.
1. Lithuania may struggle on defense due to many gaps, so they will have to play faster basketball, which plays into Iceland's favor, but they don't have as much offensive talent and shouldn't cause much trouble.
2. Thanks to Elvar's phenomenal performance, Iceland was able to do what seemed impossible, but in today's basketball, anything is possible, because this year's team lacks character, only Normantas, Sargiūnas and Blažėvičius have some of that character, which could help defend and put in maximum effort to neutralize Elvar, who caused us problems with his speed.
3. Yes, we expect a reaction and a big win against Iceland, but I think it will be handled and closed in the first half or the third quarter without much question. There is a lot of unused potential on offense, as we saw in situations where Ąžuolas missed a layup and other players seemed lost, it's worth considering.
Overall, I think they will terrorize through Ąžuolas with fast offense and try to take advantage of Ąžuolas' good form, which I don't think he fully showed in the first game, and we will need him a lot here, since Barzdeikis and many others are far from their usual rhythm while sitting on the bench.
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