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Comment (Lithuania has used a potent three-point attack to shoot down towering centre Yao Ming's dream of bringing China an Olympic medal, dispatching the Beijing Games hosts 94-68 in the basketball quarter-finals.
The Lithuanians extended a nine-point half-time lead to 70-53 to start the final period with a barrage of third quarter threes, with Panathinaikos star Sarunas Jasikevicius and Denver Nugget Linus Kleiza hitting two three-pointers each.
In another quarter-final, Spain accounted for Croatia 72-59.
Fighting through a constant Lithuanian double team, Yao mustered 19 points mostly from the free-throw line, while his team-mates could not hit their open jumpers until well after the game had been decided.
Lithuanian knocked down 13 of 31 three pointers, while China made a dismal four of 21.
The former Golden State Warrior Jasikevicius led Lithuanian with 23 points, while backcourt partner from CSKA Moscow Ramunas Siskauskas had 15 and Kleiza chipped i...
