Complex sentence: Lithuanians protested the decision and received three technical fouls (first Sabonis, then Marčiulionis and then the whole team), leading them to leave the court in protest, only returning when persuaded by the Serbs.
Split into simpler sentences: Lithuanians protested the decision and received three technical fouls (first Sabonis, then Marčiulionis and then the whole team). The incident led the Lithuanians to leave the court in protest, only returning when persuaded by the Serbs.