Zaza Pachulia, captain of the Georgian national basketball team, made a comment before the game against Lithuania and noted that it is a tough opponent but can be defeated.

“It is a very important to have a good start. We have to hold five games in the group. We have to prepare for each game because our opponents are different from each other and we cannot play the same basketball. Now we are concentrated on Lithuania – I think I am ready psychologically and physically as well. It will be an interesting game.

I feel better. I used all practice in order to get in the form.

We had a very bad start in the previous championship. We lost to Netherlands but we won the last two games and made through to the next round. That is why I noted that it is not one-game tournament but five-game one. Lithuania has a very tough team but we can beat them”, - Zaza stated.

Georgia will face Lithuania on August 31. The game will start at 19:30 Tbilisi time.