ARGENTINA WIN THE BRONZE MEDAL!
Lithuania beat the Argentinians on the opening day of the preliminary round with a Linas Kleiza three-ball 2.1 seconds from the end but Hernandez’s team hit back impressively to finish second in Group A.
After defeating
On Sunday, they trailed
The 9-0 run put
"This is amazing what we have done,” said Andres Nocioni.
“We have shown why we are
“Now we have a month to rest before the NBA season starts and we are going to enjoy this moment and celebrate what we have done here."
Carlos Delfino had a game-high 20 points with Scola pouring in 16 and Nocioni 14.
For
Ramunas Butautas, the
“Congratulations to
“They played very well.
“The Argentinian players were much stronger and faster and they played well, especially on defense.”
Butautas had received good interior play in this tournament, despite the loss of Darius Songaila in the build-up to the Beijing Games to injury.
“We had a lot of problems around the basket,” Butautas said.
“We had a lot of problems on our offense.
“
“We dreamed about an Olympic medal but we lost this chance so maybe we will try again in the next Olympic Games."
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