A pair of Knicks, Evan Fournier (France) and Rokas Jokubaitis (Lithuania) helped their respective teams reach the round of 16 in the 2022 EuroBasket tournament. Sadly, the road would end for one of them on Saturday, as Rokas’ Team Lithuania lost to Spain in overtime, 102-94. Fournier’s Team France will move on, however, as they won an overtime thriller against Turkey, 87-86.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Rokas had a fine performance for the Lithuanians, with 13 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 5 assists. He had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a tough three-pointer in the waning seconds.