The Spanish men’s basketball delegation will face lively Slovenia in the last match of the group stage with a ticket to the quarterfinals guaranteed. The victories against Japan and Argentina have given wings to the team, which Luka Doncic will be measured with the peace of mind of having his presence in the final phase assured.
The Spanish, with Ricky Rubio as the undisputed leader, have shown a good image as current world champions and are one of the teams aspiring to medals, along with Slovenia, France and the United States.. Spain seeks to be in Pot 1 of the draw and thus avoid possible rivals such as France or the United States.
Slovenia, with Luka Doncic in star mode, has made its debut in the Olympic Games with two victories in its first two games, one of them against the world runner-up, the Argentina of Campazzo, Scola and Laprovittola (100-118). The Dallas Mavericks guard completed a stellar performance that catapulted him to the second highest scorer in an Olympic game with 48 points.
First of the group, the great goal
Sergio Scariolo’s Spain is the favorite to defeat Slovenia and qualify as first in the group, something that could avoid teams like France or even the United States in the quarterfinals. The Spanish team wants to repeat the success in the last three Olympics: silver in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 and bronze in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
The great leader of the national team is Ricky Rubio, who once again completed an excellent performance against Argentina with 26 points, four assists and five rebounds.. The one from Badalona was well accompanied by the secondary Llull, Claver, Pau Gasol or Rudy Fernández.
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