Ricky Rubio and Willy Hernangómez, submit Lithuania in the first test of Spain

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Convincent victory of the National Team against a combative Lithuania. Spain comfortably maintained an eight-point lead throughout the majority of the game. The meeting has served for the consecration of Willy Hernangómez and to know that the baton of the National Team is already fully Ricky Rubio.

The initial quintet that Scariolo put on the parquet, and the modus-operandi of the five chosen, made quite clear the idea of the national team's game. Rubio and Llull constantly looked for Willy Hernangómez, who will wear the mother's last name in his elastic at the World Cup, with tremendously effective blockages and continuation. But the weight of the pivot in the offensive game of the National Team does not only summarize that. Willy first and Diop later (who entered earlier than expected in the rotation) served as a continuous wall at the top of the painting for an accelerated and concise ball movement.

Ricky put the false pause in those moments and uncovered in the scoring plot in the first period for the despair of an Adomaitis that only breathed calmly when Griogonis took the ball. With a shamelessness of the age peppered with a class and some classical foundations out of the ordinary in today's basketball, the Lithuanian player delighted the Baltic attack and put his selection above the counter.

It is true in turn that the defense of Spain improved with the second unit, which we all knew in the windows, and that is why the bleeding was not such. 17-18 at the end of the first period for the Lithuanians.

Jaime Fernández and Beirán take advantage of the casting of Scariolo

They had to spend two minutes of the second quarter to see Jaime Fernández in action. His performance is always positive and defends the theory that places him as vital in the rotation. The Madrid escort was able to stop Griogonis and take him out of the clash with an elusive and accurate defense that catapulted the National Team.

With a partial of 13-2 the combined Scariolo escaped on the scoreboard thanks to the contribution of Jaime, Diop and Beirán. Both fit notably in the machine of the Selection. Although the motto of Lithuania is Vienybė težydi (Let the unit flourish) it shone by its absence when the gear of Spain began to make its own.

Willy and Rubio joined their great level to those already mentioned and with a partial of 13-2 made a crack that would mark the clash. 40-33 at the break he was leaving in Spain and with very good feelings, especially in the defensive section.

Ricky pulls the car between defensive tests

He started the third quarter on the offensive as if it were a children's game. Neither Spain nor Lithuania wanted to modify the seven points of difference that the score reflected. And that was when Ricky Rubio arrived to conduct the orchestra in an excellent way. The Catalan base added more than 20 points to the break and directed the attacks of the National Team better possession after possession.

Ricky was joined by a knowing Willy that his role has to be important in this World Cup, especially in the offensive section, which will be the first to have the eldest son in the saga.

While it is true that in attack the clairvoyance of ours was palpable, in defense things did not work properly. Scariolo decided to try a 3-2 zone with Claver as a spearhead to achieve a certain order around the hoop to protect, but what came was some disruptions that kept Lithuania in the clash.

The third quarter came to an end with a very flawed Joan Sastre from the perimeter and wearing a gentle 60-52 that was reflected in the confident clearings of ours.