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"Lithuania improved to 4-0, clinching the top spot in Group A and joining Spain as the only two unbeaten teams. Saulius Strombergas added 16 points and Ramunas Siskauskas had 14.
"This is, in a way, an incredible win, and in a way it doesn't mean anything," Jasikevicius said. "What does this mean if you don't win a medal? We beat the States. So what? We came here not to beat the States or any other team, we just came here to fight for the medal."
For Jasikevicius, the victory also brought him a measure of satisfaction against the American basketball establishment.
In a league filling up with foreigners, the NBA missed one who was right in their own back yard, playing at Maryland.
"I was a free agent in Europe, and it never came _ any offers. They talked about they were interested, but there weren't even any minimum offers," Jasikevicius said. "So I think I'm just not a player for the NBA, because these guys know what they're doing.
"If 30 teams think a player cannot play, I cannot play."
In other words....
The U.S. got their ass kicked by a player American teams didn't think could play.
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