European Championship Warmup: Porzingis loses to Lithuania 22 points, France wins 3 consecutive victories

On August 15, the European Championship warm-up match continued, Lithuania 109-105, Greece defeated Montenegro 69-61, Italy defeated Argentina 84-72, France defeated Spain 75-67, Poland defeated Georgia 94-89, and Iceland defeated Sweden 73-70.

Lithuania 109-105 Every time Latvia and Lithuania fight, they will not disappoint in terms of the excitement of basketball and sportsmanship.

In the 2025 FIBA European Basketball Championship, the showdown did not disappoint. The two teams dragged the game into overtime, and the Lithuanian team won 109-105.

Rocas Yokubatis played a key role in the Lithuanian national team, contributing 20 points and 7 assists, followed by Jonas Valanciunas (16 points) and Davidas Silvedis (15 points).

For Latvia, although Rihaz Lomas (27 points, 8 assists) and Porzingis (22 points) performed well, they were still not enough to save the defeat.

Greece 69-61 Montenegro

After Cyprus lost to Serbia and Israel in a row, the Greek national team rebounded on the road to preparing for the 2025 FIBA European Basketball Championship, beating Montenegro 69-61 away.

Although Antetokounmpo has not made his debut for the team under Coach Spanolis this summer, the Greeks easily defeated the Balkan opponent.

Dinos Mitogru stood up for the national team, contributing 20 points and 9 rebounds, and almost achieved a double-double; for Montenegro, Vucevic scored 13 points and 7 rebounds, but failed to help the team win.

Italy 84-72 The love and enthusiasm shown by the fanatical fans of the Italian national team are reaching their peak. This enthusiasm is once again demonstrated in Bologna tonight.

In the packed Paradoza Stadium, the team coached by Pozeko expanded its friendly match winning streak to 4 games, defeating Argentina 84-72. Fontechio (19 points, 3 steals) and Spagnolo (18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) are the main contributors of this game.

This game is also the first time that Dalius Thompson made a debut for Italy; in Argentina, Haupi Vorlet and Gonzalo Corbaran contributed a total of 29 points.

The Italian team will be divided into Group C in the 2025 FIBA European Basketball Championship, with the same group as the joint hosts Cyprus, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain and Greece.

On the other hand, Argentina will participate in the 2025 FIBA Copa America and will be divided into Group C, with opponents including hosts Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.

France 75-67 Spain

Spain and France are scheduled to be held in Badalona and Paris respectively. In the first match, the visiting French team narrowly won 75-67.

French national team captain Abuselle contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds to the team's victory, followed by Jaylen Holder (13 points) and Rissache (12 points).

In Spain, although Willie Hernangomez failed to help the team win, he still handed in 15 points and 5 rebounds. His brother Juan Hernan Gomez scored 7 points and 6 rebounds.

France won three consecutive victories in the European Championship warm-up match, before they defeated Montenegro and Britain; while Spain currently has a record of 1 win and 2 losses, losing to Portugal and defeating the Czech Republic respectively.

As the defending champion, Scarioro's Spanish team will be divided into Group C, with opponents including Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia.

France will start the group stage in Katowice, with their opponents in Group D being Poland, Israel, Iceland, Slovenia and Belgium.

Poland 94-89 Georgia

After narrowly defeating Sweden, Poland continued to maintain good momentum in preparing for co-sponsoring the most anticipated event this summer, beating Georgia 94-89.

Mihal Mihal and Thomas Gilo contributed a total of 33 points in the Polish national team victory, while Jordan Loyd scored 15 points and 4 assists. In terms of the Georgia team that lost, experienced center George Shermadini scored 18 points, while Bitaze and Mamukailashvili contributed a total of 29 points.