PANEVEZYS, Lithuania – An evening after christening the brand new Zalgiris Arena by knocking over Spain, Lithuania has been brought back to earth by a Russian team once again led by their competent NBA stars. After an indifferent build up to the European Basketball Championship, Lithuania looked to have righted the ship on Friday evening by convincingly knocking over pre-tournament favorites Spain. But coming up against Russia for the second time in their build up, Lithuania would once more go home disappointed as they allowed the Russians to break out...
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