Sabonis + Marčiulionis | 1996 Olympics vs Australia: Bronze Medal Game

Aug. 2, 1996: just a gutty performance by the battle-worn Lithuanian legends Sabonis and Marčiulionis, who dragged their country to the bronze over a deeper Australian team.
Interestingly enough, the Aussies played its best ball in the first half when forcing Sabonis out onto the floor and making him defend ball-screens. It hardly happened in the second half; he was able to rest on defense and conserve energy for the offensive end, where he was unguardable on the block.
LTU 80, AUS 74
Sabonis: 30 points, 13 rebounds.
Marčiulionis: 16 points, 9 assists, 5 blocks
Courtesy: Channel 7

[@bbatjargal1549]

Lithuania is such a small country but in terms of men's basketball it is a power house to reckon with! Bravo!

[@SergeyMakovkin]

Это гении того времени. Литовские баскетболисты навсегда останутся у меня в сердце. Сергей, г. Курск, 45 лет.

[@user-lt3jg4cf5c]

Красавец Шарунас и Профессор баскетбола Арвидас Сабонис!

[@donwhiteley3293]

Even at that stage of his career Sabonis was dominating on the world stage.

[@Old_American_Vans]

Сабонис мой кумир детства , Марчюленис следующий кумир. Прибалты очень любят баскетбол.

[@joncabotxox9389]

I used to love watching Arvydas play when I was growing up. He was an AMAZING center. Truly unique!!!

[@neweddard9358]

That's a 50% Sabonis. Skills are so important because it is still there when your body is not 100 %.

[@conflicto7575]

And 30% sarunas

[@pavelp9456]

Марчюленис Сабонис это легенда боскетбола.

[@user-wv3kj7ng6z]

Кумиры детства,такими они остались и сегодня.Еще восхищался игрой Дражена Петровича,которого ,к сожалению, очень рано не стало..

[@user-rh2df6nm1i]

Великий тот жальгирис!!!

[@besu3736]

Sabonis, best center in the history.

[@omegarojo790]

The great Sabonis!!... maybe the best center in the whole world of that time.

[@mindookas]

THE BEST center in the whole world of ALL timeS

[@rv1251]

Sabas and Marchela to stockton and Malone. Can u guys hold our beeeeer pls

[@allengreene9954]

0:45-0:58: Amazing for a Man that Big to have that kind of Range😮😮😮😮

[@deni8814]

Yugoslavia was always a powerhouse in international Basketball arguably the best outside of United States, but it was always understood there as Sabonis was the best European player at that time by a country mile.

[@vecislt]

Well Drazen was amazing. Sabonis couldn't play full power since like 20-21 years old due to SSSR overplaying him without a rest and playing him even while injured. I saw interview on some NBA guys talking about Yugoslavia with Drazen and all other starts which was the best national team in Europe and how Sabonis playing against them shine the most cause of his IQ and insane skill set :)

[@linolinic2674]

@@vecislt 96 atlanta...yugoslavia...Divac Djordjevic,Danilovic,Paspalj,Bodiroga, Savic...coach Zeljko Obradovic

[@dumbdumber7203]

Come on - Petrovic was far better.

[@deni8814]

@@dumbdumber7203 no he wasn't and I am Croatian, Petrovic was an amazing scorer but we saw what he could do in Jersey, Sabonis would have been a top 5-10 player in NBA if he was allowed, he was killing David Robinson and was clearly better player.

[@stat8173]

@@deni8814 Sabonis never killed David Robinson. Petrovic and Sabonis are equal on my opinion. Both would have been top 10 players in the NBA.

[@cmqguy]

A former Golden State Warrior vs a former Portland Trailblazer. Nice video and thank you for posting.

[@modestasgendvilas4779]

proud to be Lithuanian !

[@ji3535]

proud to be samogitian you main

[@spelltairen3509]

@@ji3535 Most of lithuanians are dzūkians and aukštaitians so I think he is not samogitian

[@user-vv4br6pj5f]

Мало кто знает о том, что первым центровым в истории баскетбола был литовец, к сожалению не знаю (не помню) его имени, это было на Олимпиаде 1932 или 1936 года, он играл за сборную США, рост у него был около 210 см

[@rimvydebundziene284]

Pranas Luninas

[@rimvydebundziene284]

Pranas Lubinas

[@ugnikalnis]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2eymI2dZtOdprM

[@djdioga]

Pranas Lubinas (Frank Lubin)

[@rv1251]

Praniukas

[@edvardthomson7264]

2 very good, underated bball countries. This was a great game. Ive been a big fan of lietuvan bball since this period. These 2 had many great battles around this time. Peace from Australia.

[@carljuztine3328]

imagine peak sabonis and peak marciulionis together in the trailblazers

[@bogdanbackup]

They were born 30 years to early, today they would have been perenial all stars

[@billibons4744]

Великие

[@andrewmarks4640]

Bradtke thought he was in prime form in his career…..then he meets Sabonis.

[@augustasmickevicius3764]

Atrodè viskas kaip zaidime kortom ...,bet Likimas tuzo nepagailèjo !..

[@jpogigtxcr1778]

Did Luc played?

[@riche4175]

Luc sat out the ‘96 Olympics.

[@stereozo]

Esam krepšinio tauta - bronza triskart paimta!

[@akak6481]

+ Куртинайтис и Хомичус

[@aurimasbruzas6632]

3:12 pacesas xDDDDDDD

[@stereozo]

puikiai palaikė komandą šūkiais ir atsakingai šildė atsarginių suolą

[@conflicto7575]

Sarunas the greatest european player after dirk

[@mildamalinauskaite4722]

True if got playing tim would dominate thenba arvadas just got to late definetly had the best prime

[@ji3535]

before dirk

[@marios8120]

No. Dražen and Galis are greatest. Sarunas is right behind them, almost along with them. After them Kukoč. Novicky after those magnificent four.

[@mildamalinauskaite4722]

True

[@alexyanshevics3798]

@@mildamalinauskaite4722 LV - sarunas LT - pokalbiai. 😄😄😄 Šarūns Marčuļonis

[@aciddic79]

Как жалко, что он жил в союзе( Сабонис в прайме был бы суперзвездой в НБА. Шак котенок по сравнению с ним.

[@user-cw3fw7en3o]

Как жалко,что таких дибилов воспитала Украина,а Сабонис с Марчилюнисом и так были в НБА супер звёздами.

[@martinrothwell4636]

@@user-cw3fw7en3o ну Сабонис, да, а вот Марчеленис однозначо не супер звезда

[@besotis9223]

cem to pahoz P.Gasolis on visokyi i bistryi no Sabas isce bistree i 220 + 3 points + assist ... strashnoe sila pod kalcom :)

[@contralt2374]

@@user-cw3fw7en3o Да , они были звёздами, но от Сабониса после травм , когда он наконец-то появился в НБА ,оставалось процентов 70.

[@Victor-ol7hc]

@@contralt2374 Как раз в 96-м Сабас уже был в НБА!А травмы были позже,насколько я помню.

[@user-sf6gj1th2f]

Сабонис конечно = пол команды. Кстати если бы СССР не развалился, то на Олимпиаде 1992 года, могли бы защитить титул олимпийских чемпионов.

[@user-lg4gm6nl2j]

Конечно, не могли бы, к сожалению. Но то, что СССР и Югославия оказали бы более достойное сопротивление Дрим Тим - это точно. Хотя в итоге -20 было бы обеспечено.

[@milkshake4763]

Бред

[@Cryptasas]

U

[@allankiisk1307]

jetzt gewinnen die gerade mal gegen Dänemark

[@kharyvines6971]

JOKIC IS NOT NOT NOT BETTER THAN SABONIS

[@dumbdumber7203]

Sabonis is a dirty player.

[@dovydassim8188]

Your name explains alot

[@dumbdumber7203]

@@dovydassim8188 Yes, it does. Sabonis is a dirty player.

[@Kund1s]

@@dumbdumber7203 Shaq was a dirty player Sabonis was a character player

[@dumbdumber7203]

@@Kund1s right... only difference is Shaq is actually great and Sabonis wasnt. Petrovic would've been a better at center than him.

[@kristinajackson5862]

@@dumbdumber7203 your name suits your coment

[@joseignaciopalaciogonzalez2401]

What a pair of players, playing too in NBA , GOLDEN STATE and PORTLAND👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@diasaidlv]

К сожалению сейчас Литовская сборная уже не та. Не хочется быть банальным, но ощущение такое, что после уходя союза ушел и литовский баскет.

[@remigijusoznanskas1293]

Это ваш баскетбол ушел вместе с литовцами