In the second game for the 5th – 8th place, Lithuania will meet Slovenia at 3:30 p.m., and in this match, Latvia’s opponent will be determined on Saturday in the fight for the fifth or seventh position.
Artūrs Žagars was the top scorer in the Latvian national team in the previous games with an average of 14.2 points and 6.0 assists. Dāvis Bertāns (13.7 points), Rolands Šmits (13.5) and Dairis Bertāns (14) who played two games were also productive. Andrej Gražulis has an average of 12.5 points, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots, and Rodions Kurucs has also played versatile – he averages 8.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals.
Simone Fontecchio has shown high productivity in the Italian team, who averaged 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in six matches. Utah Jazz forward Fontecchio is the only currently active NBA player in the Italian national team.
Since 1992, Latvia and Italy have met eight times and won three victories, the last time they played each other 12 years ago.
Latvian basketball players started their debut final tournament with a 109:70 victory over Lebanon and an 88:86 success over France, recognizing the superiority of Canada with 75:101 in the last group game. In the second round, Latvia defeated Spain with 74:69 and Brazil with 104:84.
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The Italians started the final tournament with a victory over Angola (81:67), then the situation was complicated by a loss to the Dominican Republic (82:87), but three victories in a row – over the Philippines (90:83), Serbia (78:76) and Puerto Rico (73: 57) – gave a place in the quarterfinals.
USA will meet Germany and Canada will meet Serbia in the semi-finals on Friday. These four teams have secured places in the tournament for the Paris Olympics, along with Japan, South Sudan and Australia.
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2023-09-07 03:12:06
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