Jonas Valanciunas has responded within the excellent strategy to criticisms Lithuania confronted from Luka Doncic’s father by serving to the nation to its sixth win in seven video games on the FIBA World Cup.
Luka’s father, Sasa Doncic, was very crucial of the Lithuanian facet after their elimination loss (68-87) by the hands of Serbia earlier this week.
“I believe that Serbia was at such a excessive stage that Lithuania turned out to be ridiculous,” Doncic snr. instructed Kurir. “You performed an exceptional recreation. I’ve to confess that for me the victory of Serbia just isn’t a shock, perhaps it’s a bit shocking such a simple triumph.”
Since then, in a classification recreation in opposition to Luka’s staff Slovenia, Lithuania loved a snug 100-84 win and Valanciunas completed the evening with a powerful 24 factors and 12 rebounds.
The Pelicans star appeared to handle Sasa’s feedback after the sport.
“There are many individuals who speak,” Valanciunas mentioned. “Whereas some speak, others do the job.”
Lithuania’s head coach Kazys Maksvytis additionally mentioned that Sasa’s feedback offered motivation for the win.
The nation will now get the prospect to say the fifth spot within the event on Saturday in the event that they beat Latvia of their subsequent classification matchup.
And though the video games gained’t win the nation a medal, the large man says the followers are the most important motivating issue to hold on.
“We’re enjoying for the followers that got here right here [to the Phillippines], watching us on TV and cheering for us,” Valanciunas mentioned. “Possibly these final two video games don’t imply a lot, however we’re enjoying for the followers. We don’t wish to go away the World Cup as a staff that provides up.”
As for Luka Doncic’s father, little question he wouldn’t have favored the truth that Slovenia had been eradicated by the hands of a robust Canadian outfit – a recreation the place Luka was ejected from.
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