USA vs Lithuania

Today at 11 am eastern time Team USA will take on the Lithuanian National team in the semifinal of the World Championships. Team USA played a sloppy first half but then picked it up in the second half to get the victory over Russia. Kevin Durant has been nothing short of amazing so far, but if Team USA expects to advance to the finals they will need more then Durant's scoring. Last game vs Russia Russell Westbrook ignited the team in the third quarter with 10 points and 3 steals. However this Lithuanian team is a step up from the Russia Squad the U.S. handled. Lithuania has shooters at every position with the best of them being Linas Klezia. Klezia has been to Lithuania what Durant has been to the U.S. averaging 19.1 ppg. This game could come down to a 1 on 1 battle between Klezia and Durant advantage U.S.A

X factor for U.S.A: Derrick Rose
X factor for Lithuania: Martynas Pocius

Prediction: USA 93 Lithuania 85