MADRID, 13 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The US basketball team beat the Slovenian team (92-62) this Saturday in the FEB Centennial Tournament that is taking place at the Martín Carpena in Malaga, where the Slovenian star Luka Doncic did not play.
The United States, Spain’s rival this Sunday, did not give an option to a Slovenia that did not put the NBA star into play, who did play on Friday in the defeat against Spain. The American team, one of the biggest favorites for the World Cup that begins in two weeks, started ahead, but Slovenia had a reaction (16-12).
Two almost consecutive triples from Dragic were medicine for his team, but the United States punished each European inaccuracy. The American defense and the intensity on the Málaga court generated the turnovers and quick transitions that increased the score a few minutes into the second quarter (41-24).
In addition, the USA dominated the rebound and lived comfortably despite not being entirely forceful from the outside. At the restart, the score exceeded a difference of twenty and, with everything, Slovenia wanted to fight until the end to get something positive out of their set-up for the World Cup, closing the gap at the start of the last quarter.
However, the defenses went down in the last minutes and, with the exchange of baskets, the United States stretched the light again. North Americans Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Austin Reaves were in double-digit scoring.
2023-08-12 22:08:58
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